Dublin plans to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ by end of year, says deputy prime minister
God bless the Irish – Mark
Irish lawmakers on Thursday approved a non-binding motion that “genocide is being perpetrated before our eyes by Israel in Gaza,” according to media reports.
The country’s deputy prime minister, or tanaiste, also announced that Dublin plans to intervene by the end of the year in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reported London-based news agency PA.
Micheal Martin also emphasized the country’s commitment to a strict interpretation of the Genocide Convention, as well as the “detailed and rigorous legal analysis” that the government conducted in its decision to intervene in the case.
Ireland has repeatedly stated that it would submit a declaration of intervention to the ICJ once South Africa filed its memorial in the case, which it did last Monday.
“Ireland is a strong supporter of the work of the court and is deeply committed to international law and accountability,” Martin said.
The motion urged the government to impose trade, travel and diplomatic sanctions on Israel, with the parliamentary debate framed around its failure to pass an earlier bill that would have imposed trade curbs on Israeli settlements in Palestine, during the current legislature’s term.
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