Last week, the U.N.’s International Court of Justice convened at The Hague to hear arguments from South African representatives accusing the State of Israel of violating international law by carrying out a genocide to “destroy Palestinians in Gaza.”
Many influential figures across social media have agreed with the accusation, such as former UFC fighter Jake Shields who claims America is clashing with Yemen so that “… Israel can continue their genocide in Gaza.”
South Africa has also been backed by many in the film industry. A video released last week by the Palestine Festival of Literature shows 29 actors from television series like “Game of Thrones” reading South Africa’s official case file.
So, is Israel actually committing genocide? The answer is simple — absolutely not.
The term “genocide” was originally coined in 1944 by Jewish-Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin…
