On Friday 26 January, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, and the European Commission took note of the order issued on the same day by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning South Africa’s request for the indication of provisional measures vis-à-vis Israel in the context of the war being waged against Hamas in Gaza.
In its order, the ICJ called on Israel to prevent any act of ‘genocide’ and to allow the provision of basic...