Genocide charges at the Hague, yet stalled investigations and prosecutions at home
By Paul Hendler and Martin Jansen.
South African authorities could have investigated and prosecuted South African volunteers to the IDF, as well as enablers of their recruitment, for their participating in the current and past genocidal moments, and other violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) (domesticated in local legislation) through attacks on Gaza. Over the past 16 years, the Palestine Solidarity Alliance, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Cape Town and the Media Review Network have submitted substantial evidence (over 900 pages of legal argument corroborated by largely self-incriminating social media posts) about participating in genocide, war crimes and acts violating IHL and IHRL of over 100 South African volunteers for the IDF. These individuals as well as Zionist institutions facilitating their recruitment, likely violated a number of local laws.
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