The South African legal team expects a decision to be issued by international justice Court To stop Israeli military operations in Gaza strip; He believes that it is difficult for the court to overcome the legal facts that were presented, which prove the existence of prior intent for genocideAccording to team spokesman Zain Dango.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Dango confirmed that the team presented a detailed case, and included several matters, including the existence of genocide, adding, “We supported this matter with legal texts, and made it clear that the prior intention of genocide existed.”
According to the spokesman, the legal team “accurately explained the importance of the presence of annihilatory intent among the Israeli leadership, starting with the Prime Minister.” Benjamin Netanyahu From the army commanders to the soldiers.”
The team also stated “the necessity of issuing the decision it requests to bring aid in urgently,” according to Dango, who explained that the team “is moving in accordance with the law, and it is difficult for its case not to receive the green light from the court in view of similar previous cases.”
If South Africa’s request is rejected, “there will be political reasons, but the team does not believe that, because it made clear the importance of this issue on the future of international law and the court itself if it does not issue a decision in our favor,” according to the spokesman.
However, if the court approves the request, Israel and those who support it will be required to immediately stop their attacks on the residents of the Gaza Strip. Because they respect the law, Dango says.
Important step
The issuance of a court decision will be “an important step to restore peace to the residents of the Gaza Strip, obtain some justice for the Palestinian people, and lay the foundations for negotiation in order to find a just solution to the Palestine issue, which is what we request,” according to the spokesman for the legal team.
The team bases its case mainly on the presence of elements of genocide, especially prior intent stipulated in the Convention on the Prevention of Genocide, according to Dango, who added, “This is something we proved today, and it will be difficult for judges to ignore this evidence.”
He expressed his confidence that the court’s judges will utilize their professional capabilities and experienced lawyers, and that they will adhere to objectivity, noting that two members of the judiciary took an oath to be objective, which reinforces the team’s belief that the decision will be legal and not political, he said.
Regarding the Israeli position in the court, Dango said that they may try to focus on matters such as those that Netanyahu spoke about today, but he believes that the court will not ignore all the evidence presented to it of the existence of genocide, and engage in political conversations.
He concluded that Israel may be trying to use politics as a tool in this trial.
Dango said that the legal team is highly efficient, noting that it includes experts and judges from South Africa and others based in Britain.
He explained that the issue still concerns South Africa, but he expected more countries to join, especially countries Organization of Islamic Cooperation AndArab League And Cuba.
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