Commentary: Why International Court of Justice ruling against Israel’s war in Gaza is a game-changer
On Friday, the International Court of Justice issued an interim ruling against Israel and its war in Gaza. In the case, brought by South Africa last month, the court ruled that it is plausible that Israel is perpetrating genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This ruling marks an end to the era of Israeli impunity in the international legal system.
The judgment pointed to dozens of explicit statements of “intent to destroy” by Israeli state leaders, wartime Cabinet ministers and senior army officers as well as the unprecedented levels of killing and destruction.: more than 26,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s bombardment, as well as almost 2 million people forcibly displaced now and the spread of infectious diseases.
