Dutch national broadcaster NOS talked about this with genocide legislation expert Larissa van den Herik (Leiden University).
She appears to hold the view that the inflicted damage in itself is insufficient evidence for the genocide claim as it would require showing that Israel is inflicting this damage for the specific purpose of eradicat…
Dutch national broadcaster NOS talked about this with genocide legislation expert Larissa van den Herik (Leiden University).
She appears to hold the view that the inflicted damage in itself is insufficient evidence for the genocide claim as it would require showing that Israel is inflicting this damage for the specific purpose of eradicating all Palestinians, which is hard to do.
However, incitement to genocide is easier to prove, she added, on the basis of statements by politicians and other prominent figures that South Africa interprets as such. Example 1: Netanyahu referred to the fate of the Amalekites, wiped out by the people of Israel, as mentioned in the Bible. Example 2: Others have talked about wiping out, cleaning up or eradicating Gaza.
Van den Herik also said that the right to defend one's own nation is not without limitations.
While Israel may well choose to ignore the Court's decisions, if it were to rule against Israel, that would obviously be a big blow.
Dutch national broadcaster NOS talked about this with genocide legislation expert Larissa van den Herik (Leiden University).
She appears to hold the view that the inflicted damage in itself is insufficient evidence for the genocide claim as it would require showing that Israel is inflicting this damage for the specific purpose of eradicating all Palestinians, which is hard to do.
However, incitement to genocide is easier to prove, she added, on the basis of statements by politicians and other prominent figures that South Africa interprets as such. Example 1: Netanyahu referred to the fate of the Amalekites, wiped out by the people of Israel, as mentioned in the Bible. Example 2: Others have talked about wiping out, cleaning up or eradicating Gaza.
Van den Herik also said that the right to defend one's own nation is not without limitations.
While Israel may well choose to ignore the Court's decisions, if it were to rule against Israel, that would obviously be a big blow.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2504461-reputatie-israel-staat-op-het-spel-bij-genocideaanklacht-in-den-haag