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Minister Lamola declares South Africa will not abandon its ICJ genocide case against Israel despite Donald Trump cutting aid and imposing sanctions, stating 'politics should not trump legal processes' in international justice.
The Palestine Solidarity Alliance has called on South Africa to take decisive action against Israel amid escalating violence in Gaza that has claimed over 50,000 Palestinian lives. Invoking South Africa's anti-apartheid legacy, the PSA demands economic disengagement from Israel and enforcement of International Court of Justice rulings, while condemning recent US proposals.
Human rights organisation DAWN has filed a groundbreaking request with the International Criminal Court, seeking investigation of top US officials including President Biden for allegedly enabling war crimes in Gaza through $17. 9 billion in military support and diplomatic protection of Israel.
ANC declares its intent not to engage AfriForum amid its controversial campaigns in the US over land rights.
Netanyahu lauds Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a defence against 'anti-American and antisemitic' prosecution, amid ongoing ICC investigations into alleged war crimes.
More than a hundred organisations opposed the use of the sanctions authority of the US to attack an independent judicial institution dedicated to combating impunity for grave crimes against humanity.
The US sanctions package is designed to target individual ICC personnel, judges, and prosecutors, classifying it as an organisation threatening the interests of the US government.