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Genocide Convention

1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide

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Nov 8, 2025
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Which countries have condemned Israel's actions in the Palestinian territories as genocide?

Multiple official and quasi-official actors—including at least a handful of national governments, groups of states intervening in litigation, and United Nations fact-finding bodies—have described or l...

Nov 30, 2025
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israel birth control to ethiopian jews

Israeli reporting and investigations from 2012–2013 document that many Ethiopian Jewish women arriving in Israel received long‑acting Depo‑Provera contraceptive injections and that some did so without...

Jan 18, 2026
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What has the International Court of Justice ruled so far in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has so far ruled that it has prima facie jurisdiction to hear South Africa’s case alleging Israel violated the Genocide Convention in Gaza, found that South Af...

Jan 15, 2026

What statements did the United Nations International Court of Justice make about Israel and allegations of genocide in 2024?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2024 issued provisional orders and findings that stopped short of declaring a final verdict but said it was “plausible” that some acts and omissions alleged...

Oct 31, 2025

What is the definition of genocide and does it apply to South Africa?

The legally operative definition of genocide requires specific intent “to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group” through enumerated acts such as killing, causin...