Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up. Israel stands

accused of genocide in the International Court of Justice. Now South Africa lays out its argument,

I'm joined by Omar Bartow, a professor of Holocaust

and Genocide Studies at Brown University.

Then, more on the crisis in Israel and Gaza as well as fears of a wider war. I speak to

Alonkis, a former advisor to several Israeli prime ministers. Also ahead the

Ukrainian ambassador to Washington tells Walter Isaacson why her country desperately

needs U.S. support.

And they discuss if it's time for peace talks with Russia. Hello everyone.

welcome to the program.

I'm Biana Galadriga in New York sitting in for Christiane-Almanpur.

Hearings have begun in the International Court of Justice

that could change the course of Israel's war in Gaza.

South Africa arguing today that Israel is committing, quote,

genocidal acts against the Palestinian people.

It's an extraordinary case that has its roots in October 7th

when a brutal attack was launched by Hamas killing more than 1200 Israelis

and seeing hundreds more kidnapped.

In the three months since, Israel has waged a devastating war on Hamas and Gaza.

According to Palestinian statistics, 1% of Gaza's population has been killed, many, many more have been displaced.

Today South Africa told the court 17 judges that history will be made by their verdict.

This is not a moment for the court to sit back and be silent.

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