South Africa's formal accusation against Israel for crimes of genocide against Palestine at the International Court of Justice is described as historic. teleSUR
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00:00 In the Netherlands, a historic trial for international justice has begun.
00:04 South Africa accused Israel on Thursday before the UN's highest jurisdiction of breaching the
00:09 Convention for the Prevention of Genocide. The South African Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola
00:14 pointed out in The Hague that an armed attack on the territory of states, no matter how serious,
00:21 justified violence in the Convention. The representative of the Plenary Legal Team
00:26 stressed that such rally statements confirmed the unusual nature of the case
00:31 and the specific intent of the entity to carry out these crimes.
00:34 Lamola stressed that since 2004, the actions of the Israeli occupation have limited access
00:40 to humanitarian supplies, making life in Gaza impossible, and its practices are identical
00:46 to crimes of genocide.