Congratulations to South Africa and Ireland. I hope India will learn to protect its majority citizens, who have less power than minorities. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will not dismiss South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. However, the court did not mandate Israel to cease its offensive in Gaza.

In its preliminary ruling on the case filed by South Africa, accusing Israel of genocide during its ground invasion against Hamas in Gaza, the ICJ declined to order Israel to halt its military operations. Instead, it emphasized that the Israeli military must take all necessary measures to prevent civilian casualties and adhere to the Genocide Convention.

The ruling notably does not address Hamas’ role in initiating hostilities. This interpretation lacks persuasiveness. While Israel is allowed to continue its military actions, the court has reminded them of their obligation to avoid committing genocide, which Israel has been obligated to do all along. There has been no mention of the release of hostages held by Hamas at any point.

South Africa succeeded against Israel in the ICJ due to political appeasement. Indian politicians, on the other hand, failed to protect their own citizens, particularly during the Kashmiri Hindu genocide. It was not an exodus but an ethnic cleansing. The governments of Jammu and Kashmir and India have clearly failed to protect Kashmiri Hindus from Islamic terrorism. The ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus from the Kashmir Valley represents a significant failure of the Indian state to uphold its commitments to all citizens, as enshrined in the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to live with dignity and honor regardless of caste, creed, religion, or color.