Iran Press/ Europe: In this context, the American newspaper "The New York Times" considered that the International Court of Justice's decision deepens Israel's isolation on the international scene.
The newspaper reported that the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, warned in 2011 of a “diplomatic-political tsunami” of criticism that the usurping entity might face if its conflict with the Palestinians was not resolved. Today, Israeli foreign policy analysts believe this tsunami seems closer than ever.
The American newspaper said in a report written by its correspondent, Patrick Kingsley, from occupied Jerusalem: “The International Court of Justice of the United Nations ordered Israel to suspend its military campaign in Rafah, adding to a growing list of diplomatic and legal moves that undermine Israel’s international standing.”
Before concluding his report, Patrick Kingsley touched on the increasing isolation of Israel in the cultural and academic worlds. In recent months, universities in countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, and Spain have announced that they have severed their relations with their Israeli counterparts or are considering doing so. The international court's ruling came a few days after prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, another international court, called for the arrest of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, in a move that received support from some of Israel's old partners, such as France.
The top United Nations court has ordered the Israeli entity to “immediately” halt its military assault on Rafah, describing the humanitarian situation in the southern Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering, as “disastrous”.
Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah Governorate that may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, the International Court of Justice (ICJ’s) president," Nawaf Salam, said.
The emergency measures were ordered at the request of South Africa as part of its genocide case against Israel.
The ICJ has ordered the Israeli occupation to report back to the court within a month about its progress in applying measures ordered by the institution. It has also ordered Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt for humanitarian assistance.
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