Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
'No one knows apartheid like those who fought it before,' said one Palestinian rights advocate on Friday in response to the news that South Africa has taken a 'historic' new step to hold Israel accountable for its relentless bombardment and violent yearslong occupation of Gaza —calling on the International Court of Justice to declare that Israel has breached its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
Last month, the government voted to suspend diplomatic ties with Israel until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government agrees to a permanent humanitarian cease-fire. 'South Africa has continuously called for an immediate and permanent cease-fire and the resumption of talks that will end the violence arising from the continued belligerent occupation of Palestine,' the government said Friday.
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