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“Persecution, Apartheid and Genocide”: South Africa Condemns Israeli Assault on Gaza

HeadlineApr 29, 2025

The International Court of Justice is holding a second day of hearings into Israel’s obligations to provide humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier today, South Africa’s representative told a panel of judges, “Under the world’s watchful eye, Palestinians are being subjected to atrocity, crimes, persecution, apartheid and genocide.”

Throughout the week, representatives of 38 countries are set to address the court; only two of those nations — the U.S. and Hungary — will testify in support of Israel’s siege of Gaza. On Monday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar rejected the proceedings as part of a “systematic persecution” of Israel.

Gideon Sa’ar: “Israel decided not to take part in this circus. … The U.N. has become a rotten, anti-Israel and antisemitic body.”

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