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- Case is on 鈥楲egal Consequences arising from Policies and Practices of Israel in Occupied Palestinian Territory鈥�
- Palestinian representatives on Monday accused Israel of colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and genocide
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will present its legal position today, Friday, at ongoing advisory proceedings of the International Court of Justice on the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said.
The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, is holding the public hearings from February 19-26 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.
鈥淭omorrow [Friday] evening, Minister for Law and Justice, Ahmed Irfan Aslam, will present Pakistan鈥檚 position at the ongoing advisory proceedings of the International Court of Justice in the case on 鈥楲egal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem鈥�,鈥� the foreign office said.
鈥淭he proceedings stem from a December 2022 request by the United Nations General Assembly for an advisory opinion by the Court on the legal consequences of Israel鈥檚 policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.鈥�
During the course of Monday鈥檚 three-hour session at the court, seven representatives for the Palestinians said Israel鈥檚 rule in the West Bank and East Jerusalem was illegal, and accused the country of a litany of crimes, including colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and genocide.
Similar accusations were leveled against Israel by the South African delegation in court on Tuesday.
Jerusalem鈥檚 stance is that the ICJ advisory opinion sought by the UN General Assembly is illegitimate since numerous UN resolutions as well as bilateral Israeli-Palestinian agreements have established that the correct framework for resolving the conflict should be political, not legal.
Israel has not sent a delegation to the ongoing proceedings.