Spain supported South Africa during the ICJ hearing.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple sources show Spain backed South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel by seeking and filing to join it as an intervening party, which supports the core claim.
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… And that is important. Spain, for example, is one of those countries that has stood up to the Zionist entity. We saw this with, you know, tremendous support, for example, for South Africa during the ICJ hearing, and at the same time, we had organizers from Sudan saying, hey, can we talk about what's happening between the South African state and the UAE, and the closer relationships? …
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Supports. EFE reported on 2024-06-06 that Spain announced it would join the ICJ case brought by South Africa, with Foreign Minister Albares citing support for peace and international law.[2]
Supports. An AP report carried by PBS says Spain became the first European country to petition the ICJ for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.[1]
Supports. The ICJ press release lists a Spain declaration of intervention under Article 63 in the South Africa v. Israel proceedings, and the UN ICJ page notes Spain filed for intervention in the case.[3][4]
Context. The public ICJ hearings on South Africa's provisional-measures request were held in May 2024, and Spain's intervention came later, so the 'during the hearing' timing is not directly confirmed by these sources.[2][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Spain asks to join South Africa's case at UN court accusing Israel of genocidepbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Spain joins ICJ case brought by South Africa against Israelefe.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Press releases | INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICEicj-cij.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4International Court of Justice and the question of Palestineun.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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