Historic Irony as Post-Apartheid South Africa Indicts Israel for Genocide at The Hague

Over 1 in every 100 Palestinians has died by Israel since the recent war began

5-point summary

1. South Africa filed a genocide case against Israel at the UN World Court regarding actions against Palestinians in Gaza.

2. Over 23,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza after months of Israeli military strikes.

3. South Africa argues this amounts to genocide since Israel aims to destroy Palestinians. Israel denies it, citing self-defense.

4. The case is sadly ironic since both countries have faced oppression: South Africa under apartheid and Israel after the Jewish Holocaust genocide.

5. Now, the recently liberated South Africa accuses once persecuted Israel of genocide against Palestinians - a profound contradiction.

The gist

History can take really sad, ironic turns sometimes. South Africa was freed in the 1990s after years of struggling against apartheid, which was basically extreme racism in law. But now South Africa is accusing Israel of doing something even worse to Palestinians - genocide, or trying to wipe out a whole group of people.

It's really ironic because Jewish people faced a genocide in World War 2 that led to Israel being created as a safe homeland. Nelson Mandela and South Africans saw their fight as similar to the Palestinians'.

But now over 23,000 Palestinians have died from Israeli military attacks in Gaza. That’s 1 in every 100 killed in the past few months by Israel. South Africa says this is Israel trying to destroy Palestinians on purpose. Israel strongly denies it, but the court case still makes us question how Israel's actions align with its history and morals. The outcome will impact how the world sees Israel forever.

Israel Stands Accused of Genocide Against Palestinians