2024-01-04
Here we have the documented case against the state of Israel, which has been accused of breaching the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
The International Court of Justice in the Hague has scheduled a first hearing on 11th/12th January.
The presenter outlines a long litany of death and destruction which most civilised people may probably agree do amount to genocide.
Whether such destruction is warranted may be confused in the public mind by all manner of considerations, but the legal position is clear - the crime of genocide is never warranted, no matter the provocation.
It's easy to get emotional about such events, but the legal case must be determined in accordance with the transgressions of the law as may be established by the evidence.
The law must take its course, but meanwhile other avenues must be pursued to bring this to an end as soon as maybe.
Some may feel that our UK Government should be arguing, and indeed applying whatever pressure it may, to encourage Israeli restraint, and indeed to work for a cessation of hostilities.
(34 minutes)
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