Why South Africa is suing Israel for genocide in Gaza

The International Court of Justice is now hearing a case brought by South Africa, accusing Israel of genocide. Rulings by the ICJ are legally binding, but the court has no way of enforcing them. So, will it make a difference as the Israeli war on Gaza goes on?

In this episode: 

Thamsanqa Malusi (@MalusiThami), South African Lawyer James Bays (@baysontheroad), Al Jazeera Diplomatic Editor

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sarí el-Khalili, and Fahrinisa Campana with our host Malika Bilal. Sonia Bhagat fact-checked this episode. Special thanks to Anade Situma.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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