Israel described the request for the court to weigh in as biased and an “abuse of international law and the judicial process.”
The International Court of Justice in The Hague on Aug. 22, 2023. The International Court of Justice, the top judicial arm of the United Nations, said Friday that Israel should bring an end to its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, cease new settlement activity, evacuate existing settlements and pay reparations to Palestinians who have lost land and property.
The searing advisory opinion issued by judges is not legally binding, but the decision could have expansive consequences in the international arena, including in trade and diplomacy. The court said that member states should not recognize as legal the situation arising from Israel’s unlawful presence in occupied territory, nor should they render aid or assistance in maintaining it.
“Whatever Israel’s reaction, far-reaching legal determination will have significant political consequences, in heaping pressure on Israel and speeding up the process of recognition of the State of Palestine by ever more countries,” he said.The court was asked to decide the impact of Israel’s occupation, denial of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, discriminatory laws and measures aimed at altering the demographic character and status of Jerusalem.
Israel claims sovereignty of the entirety of Jerusalem, describing it as its “eternal” and “undivided capital.”
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