Not one state has sought to defend Israel’s actions and occupation of Palestinian territory, highlighting the illegality of Tel Aviv’s policies, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Ziad Al Atiyah told the International Court of Justice today.
Speaking on the second day of the ICJ hearings of submissions regarding the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem since 1967,
Al Atiyah said Israel treats Palestinians as “dispensable objects, rather than human beings”, which have led to Israel being accused of being in committing genocide against the Palestinian population before the World Court. ⁠
“Of all the written statements presented before this court, not one state has sought to defend the legality of Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory. This is a telling acknowledgement of the international community’s unanimous recognition of the illegality which pervades the occupation,” Al Atiyah said.