'Israeli apartheid worse than what South Africa endured': ICJ hearings
The ambassador of South Africa to the Netherlands expresses his nation's commitment to advocating for Palestine against Israeli apartheid and colonialism during the proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
In a continued display of solidarity with Palestine, South Africa strongly criticized "Israel's" apartheid policies in Palestine, comparing them unfavorably to the pre-1994 apartheid era in South Africa, during proceedings at the International Court of Justice on Tuesday.
South Africa's ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, conveyed, "We as South Africans sense, see, hear, and feel to our core the inhumane discriminatory policies and practices of the Israeli regime as an even more extreme form of the apartheid that was institutionalized against black people in my country."
Madonsela emphasized that the Israeli apartheid, considered a crime itself, is inherently linked to settler colonialism, a situation South Africa feels compelled "to call out and end."
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is currently conducting hearings throughout the week to examine the legal implications of the 75-year-long Israeli occupation. The court's attention is specifically directed at the past 57 years of the occupation, commencing in 1967. Notably, 52 nations, including the United States and Russia, are anticipated to present evidence during these unprecedented proceedings.
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