#ICJ4Israel: the evidence is all in. Why did the BBC broadcast only Israel’s side? [STRONG LANGUAGE]
The International Court of Justice.
Western media organisations appear to have shown unacceptable bias in favour of Israel by choosing to broadcast only that country’s submissions to the International Court of Justice in response to being charged with genocide, and not those of South Africa.
Commentators on ‘X’ quickly had their say:
I've never done a formal complaint against the bbc.
But the decision not to broadcast the prosecution case in the genocide trial of Israel, and then to broadcast the entire Israeli defence is so blatantly corrupt that I think it be good to watch them squirm. Shall we do it?
— Chris Corney (@ChrisCorney1) January 12, 2024
While the eyes of the world were glued to the live images of South Africa’s trial against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), most Western media refused to broadcast the historic event. It is only the second time in the history of the Genocide Convention that one… pic.twitter.com/4H9MPF5rYy
— red. (@redstreamnet) January 11, 2024
If you want to know what Israel had to say, here it is. Apologies for the profanity in the comment but it’s indicative:
If you want to witness a lying cunt in court, watch this…https://t.co/2fNPPS23f5
— Mannie Quinn (@MannieMighty1) January 12, 2024
TL;DR? Try this:
🟢 This defence is embarrassing.
🔴 If South Africa wins an injunction, there must be far reaching consequences for all those who are complicit.
⚫ Help us ensure the power holders where you are face some accountability by logging their comments all the way back to Oct 8.
— Accountability Archive 🟢🔴⚫ (@archivegenocide) January 12, 2024
I swear on my life, even if I was neutral or on their side, I wouldn't even understand one word of their defense case!!! Like what do U wanna say? What are U trying to prove besides #genocide? Dafuq habibi. #Gaza #ICJ
— Omar Gaza 🇵🇸 (@Omar_Gaza) January 12, 2024
Meanwhile, the Israeli government has been trying to sway opinions by buying advertising space on Google to put forward lies about South Africa’s case:
Google "ICJ HEARING" and "Israel" you'll see the Israeli government have paid Google for another ad putting their propaganda at the top of the search engine. They've done this numerous times, including when Amnesty International called Israel an Apartheid State pic.twitter.com/HFGY353M7n
— Marc Owen Jones (@marcowenjones) January 10, 2024
South Africa could not have advanced a blood libel because nothing in its case suggested that Israel is using Christian (it has to be Christian) children’s blood to bake Passover bread – which is the only way a blood libel can be defined.
South Africa’s case, being unbroadcast by the western news networks, was a bit harder to locate – but here are a few reports on it:
While South Africa tries to stop the mass slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza which would immediately reduce tension, Sunak & Biden bomb Yemen which could mean WW3
3 ways South Africa nailed the Israeli#Israel #Yemen #Genocide #InternationalCourtofJusticepic.twitter.com/7Qsckw0D0I
— Jerry Hicks (@JerryHicksUnite) January 12, 2024
[FULL VIDEO] South African lawyer Adila Hassim presents the opening argument to the #ICJ, outlining the 4 genocidal acts committed by Israel:
1. Israel's mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza
2. Israel’s infliction of serious bodily or mental harm to Palestinians in Gaza
3.… pic.twitter.com/QFbxzbVzik
— In Context (@incontextmedia) January 11, 2024
Adila Hassim, a lawyer presenting South Africa’s Gaza genocide case at the ICJ, describes Israel’s 'unparalleled and unprecedented killing' of Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/OIrgVsWvgf
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 11, 2024
"Entire multi-generational families will be obliterated, and yet more Palestinian children will become WCNSF,
Wounded Child, No Surviving Family,
the terrible acronym, born out of Israel's genocidal assault on Palestinians in the Gaza strip."#ICJ pic.twitter.com/PLrOtTfpwT
— In Context (@incontextmedia) January 11, 2024
In this video, Blinne Ni Ghrälaigh KC gives a stunning presentation during South Africa’s case against
Israel at the UN’s International Court of Justice on Thursday 11 January 2024.This is compulsory viewing. It should be broadcast on every tv station. It should be watched and… pic.twitter.com/blPTHgvoyn
— The Communists (@CPGBML) January 12, 2024
The Israeli government tried to undermine the evidence with another false claim:
After South Africa's legal team presented a robust case with ample evidence against Israel for committing genocide in Gaza at the International Court of Justice, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs accused the team of being "affiliated with Hamas". pic.twitter.com/vIt36B1OET
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 11, 2024
And, of course, while all this was going on, Israel’s slaughter of Gazans continued:
While Israel is at The Hague on trial for genocide, the Israeli military bombed an ambulance and a Civil Defence building belonging to the health authorities in the town of Hanin in South Lebanon, killing two people.
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) January 11, 2024
The International Court of Justice has now heard all the evidence and will make a decision on whether to institute provisional measures for Israel to stop military operations, allow in humanitarian aid, punish anyone in the military who has broken international laws of warfare, allow in international observers and to keep the court updated on how that’s going.
Let’s hope the decision comes before all of Gaza has been levelled.
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