Palestinian minister of foreign affairs: ‘ICJ saw through Israel’s outright lies’

The Palestinian minister of foreign affairs, Riyadh al-Maliki, issued a statement on Friday responding to the International Court of Justice’s ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel.

He said that Palestine “welcomes the significant order by the International Court of Justice in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention.”

He also added that “Israel failed to convince the Court that it was not violating the Genocide Convention.”

His statement read: “ The ICJ judges saw through Israel’s politicisation, deflection, and outright lies. They assessed the facts and the law, and ordered provisional measures that recognized the gravity of the situation on the ground and the veracity of South Africa’s application. Israel is accused of destroying an entire people and will now stand accused of Genocide, the crime of all crimes.”