The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) knocked the South African federal government for allocating 37 million South African Rands (about $2 million) to its genocide case versus Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a declaration provided on Tuesday.
According to regional media reports, the South African Treasury has actually designated the amount to the case, bringing the overall funds provided for this function to R130 million (over $7 million).
The Jerusalem Post has actually connected to the South African Treasury for an action.
The federation slammed what it called an “dreadful abuse of taxpayer funds” for the case.
” At a time when South Africa remains in the grip of a financial and social crisis– joblessness at a disastrous 35% (60% amongst youth), a collapsing health care system, load-shedding that has actually maimed the economy, and 2.3 million families without correct real estate– this negligent waste is indefensible,” the declaration checked out.
With regard to the ICJ judgment, the declaration kept in mind the court’s “initial judgment did not identify that South Africa’s claim of genocide was possible.”
The federation even more kept in mind that the federal government “intentionally misrepresented this judgment as a triumph, utilizing it to validate its continuous legal attack on Israel while neglecting the truth that Hamas are the real wrongdoers of genocide– accountable for the October 7 massacre versus Israel.”
The federation kept in mind the South African federal government had actually designated R95 million in 2024 for comparable functions.
South Africa’s case versus Israel
In December 2023, South Africa opened legal procedures versus Israel, declaring the nation had actually breached its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention.
In January 2024, the court ruled that the Palestinians had a possible right to defense which South Africa can send its claim to the court.
The court provided provisionary steps versus the Jewish State.
In October 2024, South Africa sent a Memorial to the ICJ declaring Israel had actually breached the Genocide Convention by promoting the damage of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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