“[South Africa’s] case put the entire international community on trial, exposing the cowardice and complicity of our political leaders who have so shamefully failed the Palestinian people.”
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Today’s verdict from the ICJ is a vital step toward justice for the Palestinian people.
South Africa’s case was thorough and devastating, laying out what Palestinians have been telling us for months: that Israel’s relentless bombardment is a war on the totality of the people of Gaza.
The ICJ corroborated that Israel has caused enormous levels of death, destruction and displacement, found that this amounts to a plausible risk of Israel committing genocide, and ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent genocide.
I want to congratulate South Africa for speaking up for our shared humanity. Their case put the entire international community on trial, exposing the cowardice and complicity of our political leaders who have so shamefully failed the Palestinian people.
If our political leaders respected international law, they would now call for the unconditional fulfilment of the provisional measures the court has granted today, and demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The ongoing loss of life is ghastly beyond belief. 25,000 people are dead. 8-10,000 are missing under the rubble. We are witnessing an annihilation of a people, a culture, and a history – we must not stop calling for a ceasefire, and for the only path to a just and lasting peace: an end to the occupation of Palestine.
- You can follow Jeremy Corbyn on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X; and follow Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
- If you support Labour Outlook’s work amplifying the voices of left movements and struggles in the UK and internationally, please consider becoming a supporter on Patreon.
