Appeal for New Zealand to join South Africa’s urgent appeal to International court of Justice to stop Israeli attacks on Rafah

By
John Minto
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This afternoon PSNA sent the following letter to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Prime Minister

Christopher.luxon@parliament.govt.nz

Rt Hon Winston Peters

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Foreign Minister

Winston.peters@parliament.govt.nz

Kia ora Mr Luxon kōrua ko Mr Peters,

New Zealand must join South Africa’s emergency appeal to the International Court of Justice to prevent genocide in Rafah

We are pleased the government has been clear it opposes the proposed Israeli ground offensive in Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are jammed in with heavy Israeli bombing already killing Palestinians in their hundreds.

We also agree with the government that “the humanitarian consequences of an offensive in Rafah would be appalling“

We are therefore urging the government to join South Africa’s urgent request to International Court of Justice to end Israel’s Rafah offensive.

So far New Zealand has stood alongside the US/Israel position with only weak mumblings to oppose Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.

We urge you to step New Zealand up beside South Africa with its urgent request to the ICJ so we join the international community in effective action to prevent Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza.

Please respond urgently.

We are keen to hear from you both.

19 COMMENTS

  1. Well, reckon the only way we can appeal to a broken (political) system is with numbers so great, that they have no choice but to take note. Thus, we have three options (in the absence of sufficient numbers)

    1) raise awareness of the broken political system we all live under
    2) raise greater awareness of the specific problem at hand – Palestine/Israel in this case
    3) do one and two at the same time

    Otherwise, all I see here is a government without sovereignty (on these types of international issues), thus a government that is simply following its unelected leader, the USA, but unlike the previous mob, doing so with a smile on its face.

  2. This disgusting genocide has to stop.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/10/im-so-scared-please-come-hind-rajab-six-found-dead-in-gaza-12-days-after-cry-for-help

    ‘I’m so scared, please come’

    https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/south-africa-makes-urgent-request-to-icj-over-israels-planned-rafah-offensive/3136362

    The ICJ, in its interim January ruling, said South Africa’s claims are plausible. It ordered provisional measures for Israel’s government to desist from genocidal acts

  4. Oh dear Gaby, probably David, Israel won’t win and Israel knows it.
    Netanyahu won’t stop because his political career will then be over.
    You have to do military service for 2 years OMG learn how to make all Arabs sub-human so it is much easier to pop them off.
    Some of those post their 2 years in the IDF come to Aotearoa and tramp, they are so loathed by so many Kiwis because of their absolute arrogance, they’re brain washed into the usual crap ‘the situation is complicated’ that is their constant comment.

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