What Next - Is Israel Committing Genocide?
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🗓️ 17 January 2024
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Summary
South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide before the International Court of Justice and is asking the United Nations to intervene and order the Israeli government to cease military operations in Gaza. The ICJ now must decide how to characterize an increasingly bloody campaign.
Guest: Adil Haque, professor of international law at Rutgers University and author of Law and Morality at War.
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