Genocide

Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

South Africa initially brought the accusation against Israel before the court over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in relation to the war in Gaza in December 2023. 

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.
People displaced from El Fasher and other conflict-affected areas are settled in the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, on Nov. 9, 2025. Tens of thousands were forced to flee after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the city of El Fasher on Oct. 26

‘Never Again’ revisited: The Jewish community’s struggle to balance Darfur, Oct. 7 priorities

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Wikipedia's Israel page now unequivocally states Jewish state is 'committing genocide'

PALESTINIANS WHO fled Rafah, after the IDF began evacuating civilians ahead of a threatened assault, travel in Khan Yunis in 2024.

Genocide accusations against Israel ignore Hamas’s explicit ideology - opinion


A voice from apartheid: South Africa's Regent Xami’s calls for indigenous support of Israel

Xami, who lived through South Africa’s apartheid, offered invaluable testimony on the misuse of that term against Israel and the deep sense of kinship many indigenous nations feel toward Jews.

Regent Xami in Jerusalem’s Old City, with the Western Wall behind him.

President Trump serves Israel's interests over US, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene says

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene highlighted Trump's relationship with Israel, stating that the president shows 'favoritism' toward the country.

 REP. MARJORIE Taylor Greene waves to the crowd during her speech last month at a rally held by former US president Donald Trump in Youngstown, Ohio.

Hypocrisy? South Africa shuts its door on Palestinians it claims to defend - comment

The same government that accuses Israel of “genocide” and “forcible displacement” at the International Court of Justice is now shutting its own doors on Palestinians.

 A Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign thanking South Africa for its support during a protest in Amman, Jordan.

Stopping Jews from bettering mankind: What drives modern antisemitic conspiracies - opinion

The unbridled hatred toward Jews and the State of Israel can be attributed to the baffling need to disavow a race of people who have dedicated themselves to blessing a world that doesn’t want them.

JUDGES ARRIVE for a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

EU law enforcement exploring cooperation with NGO that seeks IDF prosecutions

"Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) terror links are well-documented and longstanding,” NGO Monitor Vice President Olga Deutsch said in a statement.

A pillar of smoke rises after the IDF destroy a Gaza terror tunnel, November 11, 2025.

As Gaza genocide allegations mount, Israel needs independent oversight of the IDF - opinion

When an institution is placed beyond critique, it becomes vulnerable to excesses and abuses.

IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir: The allegations surrounding the IDF’s conduct in Gaza are serious and demand a thorough investigation, the writer maintains.

American rapper Nicki Minaj to deliver speech at UN as US demands Nigeria protect Christians

The Starships singer was credited by Amb. Mike Waltz to be “the greatest female recording artist” and a “principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice.”

Nicki Minaj attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.

50 years of Zionist demonization: From the Kremlin to Human Rights Watch - opinion

The NGO advocacy industry and UN officials, such as on the Human Rights Council, legitimize and promote the hypocrisy against Israel by extending demonizing, 'Zionism is racism' propaganda.

UN HIGH Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk appears at the Human Rights Council in Geneva in September. Officials from UN agencies such as the Human Rights Council join in promoting the hypocrisy, singling out Israel, the writer charges.

Israel must counter the ‘Gaza genocide’ label now or lose the narrative forever - opinion

Israel faces a decisive battle over narrative as the "Gaza Genocide" label spreads. The government must acknowledge its mistakes and provide transparent evidence; otherwise, the verdict will stand.

 Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, March 26, 2025

October 7 was atrocious, but it wasn't the Holocaust - opinion

We must reject the urge to equate these two catastrophes in order to protect truth and preserve the moral and historical precision required to understand both tragedies in their full gravity.

CARS SHOT at and burned in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, are later piled high at Tkuma, a moshav in the South. It was barbaric, evil, and without justification, but it was not the Holocaust, states the writer.

‘Genocide’ term creator's family says letters support probe request into use of Lemkin name

Rabbi Marvin Hier joined several rabbinic leaders in arguing that using the “Lemkin” name to accuse Israel of genocide misrepresents the history and moral intent behind Lemkin’s work.

Raphael Lemkin