According to Axios, Israel Is Asking Members of US Congress to Pressure South Africa To Drop Its Genocide Case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Axios: Congress to Press South Africa to Drop ICJ Genocide Case

Israel is lobbying members of Congress to press South Africa to drop its legal proceedings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the war in Gaza, according to an Israeli foreign ministry cable obtained by Axios.

Why it matters: South Africa has until Oct. 28 to give the top UN court its arguments for continuing the case against Israel over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention during the war in Gaza.

Israeli officials say they want members of Congress to make clear to South Africa that there will be consequences for continuing to pursue the case.
Israel hopes the new coalition government in South Africa will take a different approach to Israel and the war in Gaza, the officials said.

... South Africa in late December filed a case at the ICJ accusing Israel of violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention.

It alleged Israel's actions "are genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part" of the Palestinian population in Gaza...

Since then, the court held several hearings and issued provisional orders, most recently in May when it called on Israel to stop its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

The court hasn't yet started to substantially discuss South Africa's accusations of genocide but is expected to in the coming months...

On Monday, the Israeli foreign ministry sent a classified cable to the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC and to all Israeli consulates in the U.S. about South Africa's ICJ case.

"We are asking you to immediately work with lawmakers on the federal and state level, with governors and Jewish organizations to put pressure on South Africa to change its policy towards Israel and to make clear that continuing their current actions like supporting Hamas and pushing anti-Israeli moves in international courts will come with a heavy price," the cable read.

Zoom in: The Israeli diplomats were instructed to ask members of Congress to issue public statements condemning South Africa's actions against Israel and threaten that it could lead to suspending U.S. trade relations with South Africa. That's unlikely to happen because the U.S. wants to maintain its relationship with South Africa in order to counter the influence of Russia and China.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Axios / The Cradle

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