00:00 Since as a very South African girl
00:02 Is again Israel in December 29th?
00:04 I guess in aid of genocide acts in his assaults on Gaza the hearing starts today in hack and their lands
00:10 We have more information with a correspondent you know, so there good morning. You know, so then what is going on there?
00:16 Hello, good afternoon actually here at the local time. We are right now in front of the International Court of Justice
00:24 You can see it behind me the old building where the presentation of the South African
00:30 Delegation has finished the South African delegation has
00:34 presented
00:37 various
00:38 evidences to show that the Israeli government has
00:42 Purportedly
00:45 Committed the crime of genocide the delegation has presented evidence in detail
00:51 showing firstly the massacres committed against the Palestinian population in Gaza and West Jordania and it has
00:59 also demonstrated the intent of genocide
01:03 for instance by presenting
01:05 Israeli government
01:08 spokesperson
01:10 statements Israeli parliamentarian statements which clearly demonstrate the will to exterminate partly or
01:17 completely the Palestinian
01:20 population in Gaza
01:21 this is crucial because the crime of genocide includes the intent to
01:28 eliminate a
01:29 race a ethnic group entirely or partly
01:33 so now
01:35 Meanwhile at the same time outside of the court. There was a huge demonstration in favor of the South African
01:42 delegations presentation
01:44 Thousands of people have gathered here by minus five degrees
01:49 approximately stood there three four hours in support of South Africa and in support of the
01:56 Palestinian people there were a lot of of course people of Palestinian origin of Muslim origin, but there were also a lot of
02:05 Participation from the local Dutch population and even some Jews who presented themselves
02:11 symbolically as Jews
02:14 And who stated that these policies of Israel are not done in their names
02:21 that was their slogan that they used here in the
02:24 demonstrations the
02:26 Right now the hearing has stopped tomorrow
02:29 on Friday
02:31 At 10 o'clock local time the Israeli side will present its version of the story
02:37 it will defend itself against the allegation of
02:40 having committed or of being committing a genocide in Palestine and
02:45 We will see what they will say what we we talked to here in front of the court to several
02:51 members also of the South African delegation and what's
02:56 Interestingly, they placed the case not only in the context of the Israel
03:02 Palestinian conflict but in a broader context for instance Dane Zenger who is the director-general of the South African
03:11 Ministry for foreign affairs
03:13 Said that this case is also part of a global campaign of decolonization
03:19 decolonization
03:21 Zenger said that
03:23 The case should demonstrate that some
03:26 Supportively strong states are not above international law. They are not about
03:32 Humanitarian law and so it he made a case for multipolarism actually, which is being defended here
03:40 we spoke to also to Craig Murray who is an ex-British diplomat a
03:45 Career diplomat who spent a lot of time his entire life in British
03:49 Diplomacy and who is very critical of today's Britain British policies towards Israel and Gaza and he stated
03:57 that the United States and
03:59 Britain are
04:02 Trying currently to undermine the judges
04:04 Authority are trying to pressure the judges
04:08 To rule in favor of Israel and reject South African claims also an interesting point
04:15 We spoke to Spanish parliamentarians who?
04:18 Criticized the European policies towards the conflict and who said that
04:24 Europe should separate itself make itself independent from US policies towards the Middle East and towards Israel
04:31 Specifically and who demanded who applauded the Spanish government's vocal position?
04:37 Against Israel, but who demanded concrete actions reaching out to cutting off
04:43 diplomatic ties entirely and also to cutting off
04:48 commercial ties the former mayor of Barcelona and the Spanish
04:52 Parliamentarians told us that they demanded more concrete action. So
04:57 The situation here is there is at the core is the conflict
05:03 Is the genocide committed against the Palestinians in Gaza and West Jordania?
05:07 the Israeli Palestinian country
05:10 But around it everyone is well aware. This is a broader conflict about let's say the old world
05:18 Which was dominated by the United States and its Middle Eastern ally or West Asian ally Israel against the new world
05:25 which is one of multipolarism where
05:28 This is the struggle
05:31 Humanitarian and international law prevails even over the United States and most importantly over Israel
05:38 Thank you, you know so left for reporting for off from the Hague Netherlands, I will hope more information later on
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