Yesterday, Friday, a presenter on the Israeli Channel 13, Nassim Faturi, a member of the Knesset from the Likud Party, was expelled from the studio, after he adhered to his position calling for “burning Gaza.” He was presented to the International Court of Justice as one of the legislators calling for the crimes of “genocide” to be committed in the Strip. .
The State of South Africa had previously presented Fatori’s statement calling for “burning Gaza” as evidence of the call to commit crimes of “genocide” in Gaza.
This statement came to Fattore via a tweet he posted last November on the “X” platform, which caused a huge uproar.
Fattore tried to justify his adherence to his position, which prompted the program presenter to ask him to leave. The program presenter said to him, “Thank you very much for coming to our studio, and thank you for the damage you have caused to the State of Israel.”
Last Wednesday, Fattore expressed his adherence to this position during an interview with the Israeli religious radio station Kol Barama. “I stand by what I said,” Fattore told radio at the time.
Personal statements
Yesterday, Israel’s defense team at the International Court of Justice tried to justify it by saying that these statements do not represent the government and its decisions.
South Africa supported its accusations against Tel Aviv with concrete evidence through photos and video clips that it submitted – the day before yesterday – in the first sessions of the “genocide” case filed against Israel before the “International Justice Department.”
On December 29, South Africa filed a lawsuit before the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of committing “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a fierce war for more than 3 months.
The first trial session began – the day before yesterday – in the context of this case, where the judges heard South Africa’s arguments, while yesterday they heard Israel’s arguments.
Israel rejected the accusation of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians, and claimed that what it is doing in Gaza is “self-defense.”
The International Court of Justice is scheduled to determine its future steps in the coming days regarding the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel.