my guest is ronald lamola, south africa's justice minister. could the war in gaza be a game changer in geopolitics? ronald lamola injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you very much. minister, it's great to have you on the programme. let's begin by reflecting on that preliminary ruling from the international court ofjustice last week in the hague. you in the south african government were hailing it as an historic victory. but i would put it to you that a few days later, it has changed nothing. would you agree? it is indeed a historic victory. it has affirmed an international rules based order, which has also brought to an end to israel's exceptionalism when it comes to the gaza strip. and we believe that the state of israel will have to be put under pressure by the international community, by the multilateral forums across the globe, including the un, to abide by the... ..by the court order. and indeed, as you have said, the...on the ground, the situation has not changed much, but we believe that with time the needle will defin

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ronald lamola to take the floor. you have the floor, excellency. thank you, madam president, and distinguished members of the court, it is an honor for me to stand here in front of you on behalf of the republic of south africa on this exceptional case. in extending our rends across the the miles to the people of palestine, we do so in full knowledge that we are part of humanity that is at one. these were the words of our founding president nelson mandela. this is the spirit in which south africa acceded to the convention on the prevention and punishment of crime of genocide in 1998. this is the spirit in which you approach this court. as a contracting party to the convention, this is a commitment to owe to the people of palestine and israelits alike. as previously mentioned, the violence and the destruction in palestine and israel did not begin on the 7th of october 2023. the palestinians have experienced systematic operation and violence for the last 76 years on 6 october 2023 and every day since october. october the 7th, 2023. in the gaza strip,

in this court , which started a few hours ago, ronald lamola asked this institution to order a stop,erring to the death of thousands of palestinians in the attacks of the zionist regime on shelters, churches and hospitals in gaza.

in this court, which started a few hours ago, ronald lamola asked this institution to give up, referring to the death of thousands of palestinians in the attacks of the zionist regime on shelters, churches and hospitals in gaza. to issue an immediate cessation of hostilities. the south african representative also called for the forced displacement of palestinians from their homes he called the gaza strip one of the biggest racist actions in the current era and demanded the immediate action of the hague court in this regard. south africa has submitted an 84-page petition , presenting the evidence and documents of the genocide of palestinians at the hands of the occupation regime of jerusalem. the judges of the international court of justice will deal with this complaint in a two-day meeting. the hamas movement also asked the international court of justice not to be intimidated by the comprehensive pressures of the united states. continuation of friday demonstrations of anger and disgust at the crimes of the zionist regime after offering friday prayers. islamic propaganda coordination coun

south africa's minister for justice ronald lamola addressed that question outside the international court of justice. today it is common cause that rwanda genocide could have been prevented. former un secretary general koffi anan expressedly regretted this when he said and i quote the international community failed rewander and that must leave us always with a sense of bitter regret and abiding sorrow. rwanda stand out as a stem and severe rebut to all of us for having failed to address this interrelated matters. let us not have to leave and have the same regret when it comes to palestine. we must stop the genocide and real time. this case present the court with an opportunity to act in real time to prevent genocide from continuing in gaza by issuing injunction. south africa is a multi-faceted, multicultural. and multiracial country that embraces the concept of ubuntu as a way of defining who we are and how we relate to others. ubuntu means i am because you are. since the advent of our democracy in 1994, south africa's foreign policy has been based on what our phobias inscribed in the fre

south africa's minister for justice ronald lamola addressed that question outside the international court of justice. today it is common cause that the rwanda genocide will have been prevented. former un secretary general kofi anan expressedly regretted this when he said and i quote the international community failed rwanda and that must leave us always with a sense of bitter regret. and abiding sorrow (close quote) rwanda stand out as a stem and severe rebut to all of us for having failed to address these interrelated matters. let us not have to leave and have the same regret when it comes to palestine, we must stop the genocide and real time. this case present the court with an opportunity to act in real time to prevent genocide from continuing in gaza by issuing injunction. south africa is a multi-faceted multicultural and multiracial country that embraces the concept of ubuntu as a way of defining who we are and how we relate to others. ubuntu means i am because you are. since the advent of our democracy in 1994, south africa's foreign policy has been based on what our phobias inscrib

ronald lamola, south africa's justice minister, delivered the opening statement.nd to the people of palestine we do so in the full knowledge that we are part of a humanity that is at one. this was the way of our founding president nelson mandela. this is the spirit in south africa. 0n the prevention and punishment of crime of genocide in 1998. this is the spirit in which we approach this quote. as a contracting party to the convention. this is a commitment to the people of palestine and israelis alike. as previously mentioned, the violence and the destruction in palestine and israel did not begin on the 7th of october 2023. the palestinians have experienced systematic operation and violence for the last 76 years. on the 6th of october 2023 and every day since october the 7th 2023. 0ur correspondent anna holligan has been covering the court case for us in the hague — and she gave me this update from outside the court this morning. israel has accused south africa of bringing this case, trivialising and recognising the genocide convention. trivialising and weaponisin

, pleaded minister ronald lamola, pleaded for the conflict to end . for the conflict to end. >> oure unfolding genocide in gaza. we have also asked for provisional measures which include an immediate suspension of israel's military operations in and against gaza. the commitment to justice and bnng the commitment to justice and bring an end to the humanitarian atrocities in palestine resonate deeply with the collective consciousness of the global community. the scale of these actions is reminiscent of the rwandan genocide 30 years ago . rwandan genocide 30 years ago. here at home in northamptonshire, the wellingborough by—election will be held on the 15th of february. >> it's the first date to be announced of two by—election challenges faced the challenges faced by the conservatives month . peter conservatives next month. peter bowen lost his wellingborough seat a parliamentary seat after a parliamentary investigation found he'd committed acts of bullying and sexual misconduct, the findings of he rejected, and former of which he rejected, and former minister chris skidmore resigned f

south africa's justice minister, ronald lamola, says the conflict needs to end our government has approached measures, which include an immediate suspension of israel's military operations in and against gaza. the commitment to justice and bring an end to the humanitarian atrocities in palestine , atrocities in palestine, resonate deeply with the collective consciousness of the global community. on the scale of these actions is reminiscent of these actions is reminiscent of these actions is reminiscent of the rwandan genocide 30 years ago . ago. >> the nhs is failing to hit most of its key performance targets, despite the overall waiting list dropping . that's waiting list dropping. that's according to the latest data , according to the latest data, for more than 355,000 people in england had been waiting for over 52 weeks to stop start their hospital treatment. that was at the end of november 2023. that's down from more than 377,000 at the end of october. however, more than 11,000 people have been waiting over 18 months. the government says it's working to eliminate all waits of more than a