The hosts discuss the International Criminal Court's findings on the South African-K case against Israel for committing genocide in Palestine, criticizing the New York Times and examining the legal consensus on the plausibility of genocide. While several instances of genocide were established, the court did not explicitly call for a ceasefire, leading South African diplomats and lawyers to argue that it is implicit in the court's findings.
In this public News Brief, we react to the media spin around the ICJ's genocide ruling against Israel and how framing by the NYT and BBC seeks to uphold the logic of the so called "war" creating said genocide.