Daniel Meron 🇮🇱🎗

Antisemitism is rampant on the streets of London. Firebombing ambulances is not an anomaly, it is the consequence, after years of hate-filled marches, incitement and intimidation being tolerated in plain sight. Enough is enough. There must be a through investigation and decisive action to put an end to this climate of intimidation before it spirals further. Silence and inaction are no longer an option.

Israel has submitted its Counter-Memorial to the ICJ, rejecting South Africa’s fabricated and politicized blood libel. Israel is the only country that has been fighting for its existence since its founding almost 78 years ago.​​​​​​​​​​​ Israel faces relentless threats of annihilation from Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other terrorist organizations. Hamas’s charter explicitly calls for the annihilation of Israel - ‘Islam will obliterate it just as it obliterated others before it’ - and Hamas and the Iranian axis actively strive to carry this out. South Africa is attempting to turn this reality on its head, advancing a false and inverted narrative. South Africa, Hamas’s legal mouthpiece, is weaponizing international law as a propaganda spectacle. Following Hamas’s invasion and massacre on 7 October 2023, Israel exercised its right and duty to defend its citizens. Contrary to South Africa’s baseless claims, Israel has affirmed, through words and deeds, that it was targeting Hamas and its accomplices, not Gaza’s civilian population. Israel made extraordinary efforts to mitigate civilian harm, while Hamas deliberately abused its own people as human shields. Israel has also undertaken large-scale efforts to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. As demonstrated in the Counter-Memorial, the Court lacks jurisdiction, and South Africa’s allegations should be dismissed in their entirety. Any contrary determination would undermine the fundamental right of States to defend their citizens against terrorists attacking from civilian population centers.