ahmed mit in johannesburg, now a historic ruling indeed from an international trib. against the israelis in the words of the south african president, after decades of occupation, aparty and aggression, the palestinian cries for justice have been heated. what do you make of the icj ruling? i believe this is a tremendous victory. think i wear two hats, one as a person from the legal fraternity and another as a south african, and as a south african, i'm particularly proud that the best legal minds with south africa together with the support of the government have taken this particular case to the icj and exposed israel for what it is, the genocidal colonial settler state. the second part is the legal implications. this is a tremendous victory, and if you look at it objectively, effectively, when you look at what was asked for in the papers by the south african government, approximately, i would say 80% if i have to estimate was given to the south africans. in terms of the relief sort, israel, yes it is not calling for a cease fire, however, i believe that the purpose of the genocide convent

our guests for tonight's spotlight are zakir ahmed mit, attorney activist and political analyst joining us from johannesburg, and also we have podcaster and journalist. esha krishnaswami joining us from st. petersburg. welcome to the program, to the both of you. let's start off with mr. ahmed mayat in johannesburg, now a historic ruling indeed from an international tribunal against the israelis, in the words of the south african president, after decades of occupation, apartite and aggression, the palestinian cries for justice have been heated. what do you make of the icj? "i believe this is a tremendous victory, i think i wear two hats, one as a person from the legal fraternity and another is a south african, and as a south african, i'm particularly proud that the best legal minds within south africa, together with the support of the government have taken this particular case to the icj and exposed israel for what it is, the genocidal colonial settler state. the second part is the legal implication. this is a tremendous victory and if you look at it objectively, effectively when you loo

ahmed mit in johannesburg, now the overall death tool for israel is 105. of incessant bombing and attacks has passed 24, over 62,00 people have also been injured, schools, churches, hospitals, mosks, ambulances, they've been frequent target of the strikes which have left only a handful of medical facilities partially operational, gazens are literally waiting on the floor for medical staff to intervene and save them. please share with us your perspective on the horrors that gazens have been enduring during this genocide as the world watches on. "i think the south african perspective has been reflected by the application before the icj brought about by the republic of south africa and i think it truly encapsulates what is happening within the gaza strip at the moment, this is purely a genocide. in the 84 page document that was compiled by the state, what was very clear is that this is a systematic process and..." a planned destruction of a portion of the palestinian people, everything that has been done by the zinus entity, from the destruction of medical facilities to the denial of basic t