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