The International Court of Justice has heard an average of fewer than three cases a year and that one of its recent trials involved Israel being accused of committing genocide in Gaza. Palestinians were elated by the sight of Israel in court after decades of impunity for its conduct in occupied territories, and crowds gathered to watch it broadcast in squares in Ramallah. The text also discusses South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ, which asks the court for provisional measures such as stopping fighting in Gaza. However, the legal strategy of labeling some of Israel’s actions as war crimes while seeking to prove genocide is risky because it may make the debate about the label rather than the actions themselves. The text also discusses how legally, genocide is a tightly defined concept and hard to prove, which makes it difficult for South Africa to prove its case against Israel at the ICJ.
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