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Ireland files intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Dublin has requested that the definition of genocide be expanded to include what is taking place in Gaza

January 8, 2025 11:04
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ByJC Reporter, Jewish News Syndicate

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The Irish government on Monday filed a declaration of intervention in the ongoing International Court of Justice case examining allegations Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

The Irish government invoked Article 63 of the ICJ Statute and submitted its intervention to the court's registry in The Hague.

The Irish national broadcaster RTE reported in December that the Irish government had approved the proposal to intervene in the case.

Micheál Martin, the deputy premier and minister for defense and foreign affairs, told RTE that he was essentially asking the court to broaden its interpretation of “genocide” so that it would include what is taking place in Gaza.