Reactions to International Court of Justice's Decision on Israel-Palestine Conflict

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In Gaza, people are happy that the case is moving forward, but they wanted to see a ceasefire ordered. Other Palestinian leaders see it as a recognition of Israel's campaign as potentially being seen as a genocide, which is a win in terms of the global narrative. On the Israeli side, there's outrage, as the connection of Israel to genocide is considered wrong and offensive. The charge of genocide is seen as false and outrageous, with a pledge from Israel's prime minister to never let it happen again.

South Africa took Israel to court over claims of genocide. Courthouse News reporter Molly Quell and the International Crisis Group’s Robert Blecher explain what happened next.

This episode was produced by Isabel Angell, Haleema Shah, and Victoria Chamberlin. It was edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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