
“Satan stood up against Israel.” – 1st Chronicles 21:1
“Wickedness was in the court… I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked.” – Ecclesiastes 3:16-17
JNS reports: The International Court of Injustice, the principal United Nations judicial arm located in the Hague, voted 13 to two on Friday to insist that Israel “immediately halt its military offensive and any other action” in Rafah.
The U.N. high court, which was ruling on a case that South Africa brought against Israel, stated that the Jewish state must cease operations in Rafah and keep the Rafah crossing open.
The court also ruled that Israel must take effective measures to allow unimpeded access into Gaza to any commission of inquiry, fact-finding mission or other investigative body mandated by the U.N. to investigate allegations against them.
The ICJ also stated that Israel must file a report on these matters in 30 days.
Anne Herzberg, legal adviser at the NGO Monitor, told JNS that the court’s decision “is immoral, denies Israel its legal right of self-defense and plays into the hands of Hamas terrorists, who are closely allied with the South African government.”
The ICJ was clearly guided by politics, aiming to coincide with the indefensible actions of the International Criminal Court prosecutor equating Israel and Hamas, rather than international law or human rights, according to Herzberg.
“The decision is based upon blatantly false information provided to the court by the South African legal team and to advance the apparent objective of keeping Hamas in power in Gaza,” she said.
“There is no legal foundation, nor moral justification for the opinion. Israel should not and I expect will not abide by the ICJ decision.”… (Continue reading)
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