LIST: All countries in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
In the lead-up to the historic International Court of Justice public hearings, here’s a comprehensive list of all the countries backing South Africa’s claims of genocide against Israel.
Two days of public hearings in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel will start at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday,
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Israel have waged a devastating military campaign on the Gaza Strip over the past three months dating back to 7 October and have since wiped out at least 22,000 Gazans, which equates to 1% of the Palestinian population residing on the Strip.
The International Criminal Court(ICJ) also known as the World Court, will hear South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in The Hague, Netherlands on Thursday and Friday.
ICJ on Wednesday confirmed that the time for both sessions have been revised with time slots extended by an hour from 11am to 2pm (South African time) on Israel’s request.
WORLD SIDES WITH SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST ISRAEL
As the world gears up for this historic case, here’s complete list of countries supporting South Africa’s claims of genocide against Israel:
Bolivia, Belgium, Brazil, Maldives, Venezuela and Namibia, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Djibouti, Colombia, Chad, Indonesia, Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Palestine, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Iraq, Iran, Cameroon, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Egypt, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Senegal, Spain, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Oman, Jordan and Yemen.
While quite a few countries around the globe have not made their stance on the matter public, there are the ones that are openly denying claims of genocide and have given their full support to Israel:
United States, United Kingdom.
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