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Friday, January 12, 2024
Trudeau slams ICJ case brought against Israel by South Africa
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the leaders talk at the ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) on the sidelines of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. (Adek Berry/Pool Photo via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa rejects the premise of the International Court of Justice proceeding to determine whether Israel is perpetrating a genocide in Gaza.
“Canada is engaged in five cases at the ICJ because we believe in the importance of that as an institution,” Trudeau says during a press conference.
“But our wholehearted support of the ICJ and its processes does not mean that we support the premise of the case brought forward by South Africa,” he adds.
