South African delegate to Hague says Jews go to ‘church’, prompting ridicule - The Jewish Chronicle

A senior member of South Africa’s delegation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is being mocked for saying the country’s Jewish population goes to church.

The country’s legal team began presenting its genocide case against Israel at the ICJ in The Hague, Netherlands, on Thursday.

Speaking ahead of the hearings, South Africa’s Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola, said: “In South Africa we’ve got a number of Jewish people doing business, living with us, and they also attend their churches in peace.”

The comment was quickly ridiculed by social media users, who among other things accused the legal team headed by Lamola of being “underqualified” and “ignorant”.

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