:format(jpeg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elespectador/VN5BTVXNCJDBDGMABALLV66A7A.jpg "President Petro assures that South Africa deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for denouncing Israel of genocide")
President Gustavo Petro applauded, through his Gaza Strip. For the president, the initiative deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
“If anyone deserved the Nobel Peace Prize today, it would be the legal team of South Africa, which has filed a complaint for genocide against Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel) in defense of the Palestinian people,” said President Petro.
The presidential message is not the only show of support from the country for South Africa’s complaint before the ICJ, since in recent days, the Foreign Ministry expressed its willingness to accompany the judicial action undertaken by the African country and agree that the actions of Israel against Palestine must be classified as genocide and cease. Other nations to support the complaint are Chile, Brazil, Cuba, Iran, Jordan, and Turkey.
In its interventions before the ICJ, South Africa also called for provisional measures ordering Israel to “immediately” suspend its military operations in and against Gaza, as well as protect the residents of this area.
Although South Africa’s initiative has been viewed favorably by United Nations experts, Israel does not consider that the attacks against the Palestinian people can be classified as genocide. Furthermore, he accused the country of presenting to ICJ a “deeply distorted factual and legal picture” of the reality of its war in Gaza.
“When it comes to Israel, it seems that the double standards of some countries in the world scream to the heavens. There is no basis for South Africa’s claims against Israel,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
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