On the eve of 2024, Israel was in the midst of its 13th week of war on the Palestinian people, with no plans of letting up. Israel’s action, a retaliation for a terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7 that killed over 1,200 Israelis, at this point meets the definition of a genocide, as South Africa contends in its rigorously argued case in the International Court of Justice. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and the West Bank has included the targeted destruction of hospitals, churches and mosques, and refugee camps, as well as the deliberate killings of civilians, resulting in the...