In sharp criticism of the International Court of Justice, President Isaac Herzog says his words were twisted “with the intention of supporting an unfounded legal contention” in Friday’s ruling that there is “plausibility” to South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.
“There is something shocking about seeing how the ‘post-truth’ phenomenon permeates even the most important institutions,” Herzog says at an event hosted at the President’s Residence. “Even on a personal level, I was disgusted by the way they twisted my words, using very, very partial and fragmented quotes.”
In Friday’s ruling, the ICJ cited comments by Herzog, among other officials, that it said had raised concerns among judges on the court.
However, the comments were taken from a press briefing given by the president on October 12, and were not one statement, as the ICJ presented it, but an amalgamation of several comments with the surrounding context removed.
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