JAKARTA: Indonesia is preparing legal arguments for an International Court of Justice hearing to challenge Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestine, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The ICJ, which is also known as the World Court, will hold public hearings on Feb. 19 at The Hague, where parties are scheduled to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel\u2019s occupation of the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n
The ICJ will eventually issue a non-binding advisory opinion for the UN General Assembly, which adopted a resolution for the request in December 2022, before the latest Israeli escalation that has killed over 24,000 Palestinians and displaced about 1.9 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndonesia supports the General Assembly\u2019s effort in requesting an advisory opinion from the ICJ, because international law must be upheld,\u201d Marsudi said ahead of a discussion with international law experts in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
She said it was necessary to build a comprehensive legal opinion \u201cto show the world Israel\u2019s blatant violation of international law against Palestine.\u201d She described as illegal Tel Aviv\u2019s annexation of Palestinian territories, its settlements in the West Bank and decision to change the status of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur deliberations today will not only support Indonesia\u2019s diplomacy, but to support the enforcement of world order according to international law and to support our Palestinian brothers and sisters to achieve their independence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indonesia is a staunch supporter of Palestine, with its people and government seeing Palestinian statehood as mandated by the nation\u2019s constitution, which calls for the abolition of colonialism.<\/p>\n
The February hearing at the ICJ is separate from the case South Africa launched late last year, which accuses Israel of engaging in \u201cgenocidal acts\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Jakarta has not joined the recent case at The Hague as Indonesia is not party to the Genocide Convention.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though we are not party to the Genocide Convention, Indonesia has expressed its support for South Africa to report Israel\u2019s violations of the Genocide Convention to the ICJ,\u201d Marsudi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main point of all Indonesia\u2019s efforts is to look for all possible ways to continue supporting the Palestinian struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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