{"id":49225,"date":"2024-09-10T06:51:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=49225"},"modified":"2024-09-10T06:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:51:45","slug":"israel-lobbies-us-congress-to-pressure-south-africa-to-drop-icj-genocide-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/10\/israel-lobbies-us-congress-to-pressure-south-africa-to-drop-icj-genocide-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Lobbies US Congress to Pressure South Africa to Drop ICJ Genocide Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli officials are lobbying U.S. lawmakers to pressure South Africa into dropping its genocide case against Israel<\/a> at the International Court of Justice, according to a report published Monday.<\/p>\n

Axios<\/em>said<\/a> it obtained a classified Israeli Foreign Ministry cable sent Monday to the country’s embassy in Washington, D.C. and all its U.S. consulates threatening consequences if South Africa proceeds with its case in The Hague \u2013 which is backed<\/a> by dozens of nations and regional blocs, as well as countless legal and genocide experts.<\/p>\n

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“We are asking you to immediately work with lawmakers on the federal and state level, with governors and Jewish organizations to put pressure on South Africa to change its policy towards Israel and to make clear that continuing their current actions like supporting Hamas and pushing anti-Israeli moves in international courts will come with a heavy price,” the cable states.<\/p>\n

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Obviously fearing it will lose the genocide case, "Israel is lobbying members of Congress to press South Africa to drop its legal proceedings in the International Court of Justice over the war in Gaza, according to an Israeli foreign ministry cable." https:\/\/t.co\/NsoEdYtroz<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n