South African residents sing protest songs while waiting for members of the South African legal team from The Hague, Netherlands, where they represented the country in a two-day hearing against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni.
While some in South Africa are celebrating the judgment of the International Court of Justice, some South African Jews and supporters of Israel feel upset. Howard Feldman considers why this is the case.
On Friday on my morning show, I predicted the exact outcome of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing against Israel.
It was clear, to my mind, that the court could not grant South Africa its request for an immediate ceasefire for several reasons. The primary one is that it would be signing the death warrant of the hostages in Gaza. Doing so would remove the one bargaining tool Israel has at its disposal.
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