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Why is the EU silent on South Africa's genocide case against Israel? (www.euronews.com)

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The first hearing in a landmark lawsuit against Israel enters its second day on Friday at the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 10 months ago

Most of these countries pretend that they were the ones that helped the South Africans fight against apartheid from behind the scenes. These same countries also adhere to the opinion that Israel isn't an apartheid state. So are we really surprised that they defend the genocide that is going on?