14 January 2024, The Age/ Reuters, AP, by Anthony Deutsch: Israel has rejected as ‘‘a grossly distorted story’’ accusations brought by South Africa at the United Nations’ top court that its military operation in Gaza is a genocide campaign aimed at wiping out the Palestinian population.
12 January 2024, The Australian: It speaks volumes about the “genocide” charges brought against Israel at the International Court of Justice that South Africa has named the notoriously dotty far-left former leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, as joining its delegation to the Hague.
12 January 2024, Herald Sun, by Tiffany Bakker and Adella Beaini: The UN’s top court has heard how Israel has shown “chilling” and “incontrovertible” intent to commit genocide in Gaza, with full knowledge of how many civilians it is killing.
12 January 2024, The Age, by Mike Corder and Raf Casert: The Hague: In a case that strikes at the heart of Israel’s national identity, South Africa has formally accused the country of committing genocide against Palestinians and pleaded with the United Nations’ top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza.
12 January 2024, ABC News: South Africa has told judges at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
11 January 2024, The Australian, Greg Brown: The Albanese government has again broken with the US by refusing to repudiate a genocide case launched by South Africa against Israel in the UN’s top court, as crossbench senator David Pocock urges Labor to “publicly support” the international probe.
11 January 2024, Herald Sun, by Courtney Gould: Anthony Albanese has blasted Iran for its “destructive” role in the Middle East, accusing the nation of medding” in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
11 January 2024, The Age, by Matthew Knott: An esteemed Australian judge will help decide a crucial case at The Hague that could order Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza as Israel seeks to rebut accusations it is committing genocide through its war against Hamas.
11 January 2024: At 12pm on Sunday 14 January, protestors will participate in a Global Day of Action when they gather at the State Library of Victoria before marching to Parliament.
