Episode 103: Israel at The Hague

First aired on 20 January 2024

Israel has faced judgment by the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Former British MP Chris Williamson looks at the background of the case. His expert guests debate the significance of his findings. What's next, here on Press TV, in Palestine Declassified."

In this week’s show, we’ll be looking at South Africa’s momentous application to the International Court of Justice.

In its comprehensive 84-page submission, South Africa sets out the legal basis for its contention that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza.

It’s historically significant that South Africa has taken the lead in holding Israel to account for its crimes against humanity.

Thirty years ago, Nelson Mandela said, “we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

We look back at the links between South Africa and Palestine and the collaboration between South Africa’s previous apartheid regime and the Zionist entity.