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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa has charged Israel with committing acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Ms Ni\u0301 Ghra\u0301laigh, a London-based lawyer, is one of two external advocates supporting the legal team, according to Irish Legal News and South Africa’s TimesLIVE.<\/p>\n

Ms Ni\u0301 Ghra\u0301laigh previously worked as a legal observer on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry in Northern Ireland. She then worked for a firm representing many of the families of Bloody Sunday victims.<\/p>\n

She has won several awards, including International Law Junior of the Year award in the 2022-2023 Legal 500 Bar Awards. Her local cases include rights to freedom of expression and freedom to protest, discrimination and equality, and international law.<\/p>\n

She previously appeared in the ICJ on behalf of Croatia for its claims of genocide against Serbia in 2015. Serbia made a counterclaim of genocide by Croatia and both cases were dismissed. South Africa v Israel<\/p>\n

Irish Senators Lynn Ruane, Frances Black, Alice-Mary Higgins and Eileen Flynn have called on Ta\u0301naiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Michea\u0301l Martin to join South Africa in its case against Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Africa’s application to the Court presents a rigorous legal argument that Israel has consistently and flagrantly breached international law and specifically the Genocide Convention by its actions over the last number of months,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a State party to the Convention, Ireland has an obligation to ensure it is being upheld and, in this context, has a clear and urgent responsibility to initiate proceedings or join in the proceedings initiated by South Africa at the Court.<\/p>\n

\u201d Senator Frances Black posted online that Ireland cannot “passively call for a ceasefire”. Genocide charges The South African legal team challenging the Israeli state will appear in the Hague for its first hearing on January 11th.<\/p>\n

South Africa has said statements made by Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have demonstrated \u201cgenocidal intent\u201d against Palestinians.<\/p>\n

More than 22,000 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated between Israel and Hamas on October 7th, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. South Africa has charged Israel with committing acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Ms Ni\u0301 Ghra\u0301laigh, a London-based lawyer, is one of two external advocates supporting the legal team, according to Irish Legal News and South Africa’s TimesLIVE. 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