PROSECUTING IRAN AND P.A. AT ICJ FOR INCITING GENOCIDE V. ISRAEL

What Israel Can Learn from the International Court of Justice Ruling on Genocide in Srebrenica - Manfred Gerstenfeld
On 26 February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ruled that the July 1995 massacre of an estimated 7-8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb Forces was an act of genocide. Since it has now been ruled that states can be tried for genocide, a case can probably be brought under the Genocide Convention against Iran since Article III of the Genocide Convention describes incitement to genocide as a punishable act. The ICJ ruling may have applicability to the Palestinian Authority, as well. The Charter of Hamas, the leading party in the PA, calls for genocide. As recently as 12 March 2007, Hamas announced that it was still seeking Israel's destruction. (ICA/JCPA)