Israel faces charges of genocide
NEW YORK Menachem Rosensaft offers some observations as Israel gets ready to defend itself against South Africa's accusations of genocide on Thursday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
People all across the globe use the word "genocide" carelessly, although the idea of genocide is legal in nature, having changed since the UN General Assembly originally ratified the genocide treaty in 1948. A legal authority on genocide, Rosensaft said, "And whatever else Israel is doing, and has done, it is not intending to destroy the Palestinian people; either on the West Bank or in Gaza."
Rosensaft stated in a Zoom interview conducted from his Manhattan residence that the accusation is baseless. Additionally, it's a great illustration of the kind of legal case Rosensaft will be pr...