South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide in International Court of Justice

Case Seen as Challenge to Western-Dominated International Order and Collective Memory of Holocaust

South Africa has brought a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of genocide in Gaza, a charge Israel denies.
South Africa is using inflammatory rhetoric by Israeli leaders, soldiers, and entertainers about Palestinians in Gaza as evidence of Israel's intent to commit genocide.
Israel argues that it is fighting a war of self-defense against Hamas after it killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and that it adheres to international law and does its utmost to protect civilians.
Israel also accuses Hamas of exhibiting genocidal actions with its attack and genocidal intentions with its violent speech against Israelis.
The case is seen as a challenge to the international order established by the West and a collective memory dominated by the Holocaust, confronting it with the memory of colonization.