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Injanuary, the uns top court, the international court ofjustice, ruled that israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in gaza, including public statements that could incite genocide. It was an interim ruling in a case brought by South Africa accusing israel of committing genocide, which israel strongly rejects. Bbc News Arabic has been investigating whats been said publicly in israel since then, and what action the state has taken to prevent incitement. Here is the full report. Israel has a Genocidal Intent against the palestinians in gaza. The charge of genocide levelled against israel is not only false, its outrageous. The highest court of the united nations has ruled that israel must take i all measures to prevent genocidal acts in gaza. The courts January Ruling also included this provision for israel. To prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide. But israel has been accused of allowing controversial statements to continue. Since Hamass Attack on israel in October 2023 and israels subsequent Military Campaign in gaza, both sides have used inflammatory language. Bbc News Arabic asks what action has israel taken since the ruling at the International Court Of Justice . We investigate whats been said publicly since then by israeli leaders and in the media, and examine what israeli soldiers in gaza have been posting online. Could these statements reach the level of inciting genocide . The icj cases against israel, a signatory to the Genocide Convention, so that is the focus of this film. But what about hamas . Why arent their leaders who are accused of War Crimes being taken to the icj . Genocide is defined as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. The convention outlines five punishable acts, one of which is the direct and public incitement or Call To Action to commit genocide. This crime is also illegal under israeli national law. The deputy speaker, a member of the prime ministers likud party, made these comments weeks after the icjs order. Hed previously called to Burn Gaza in a post on x. He said he deleted it following a request from the platform, but he didnt apologise. And controversial comments have been made even by members of the government. This call by israels national Security Minister was made just two days after the icj ruling. Before becoming a minister, mr Ben Gvir was convicted on eight charges, including inciting violence and supporting a terrorist organisation. The minister has been calling for palestinians to leave gaza since October 7th, saying israelis should settle there and that this is the right thing to do. According to the torah. A similar sentiment was also echoed by israeli soldiers on the ground in gaza before the icj order. A human Rights Organisation has been collecting cases they argue are inciting genocide and include minister Ben Gvir� s speeches. We consider the calling to displacement of the Gaza Population as part of the Ethnic Cleansing that is ongoing in gaza, that is part of the genocide. Ethnic cleansing has not been recognised as an independent crime under international law. The un defines it as using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups from the area. The commission of experts say such acts could also fall within the meaning of the Genocide Convention. Certain statements, lets say, by itamar Ben Gvir and others, you know, im definitely not going to defend such statements, but they do not rise to the level of genocide. Certainly. In a Lobby Meeting at the knesset, minister Ben Gvir set out plans for settlements in gaza and the emigration of palestinians who live there. The voluntary migration plan, which would involve resettling gazans, a population of more than two million, reportedly to the congo, among other countries, has seen support from dozens of cabinet ministers, members of the knesset and some from the prime ministers likud party. Mr Ben Gvir and Mr Vaturi did not respond to the bbc� s request for comment. There have been videos since October 7th by idf soldiers mocking and celebrating the destruction of gaza. Laughter. We can see that its impossible to Return Gaza to what it was, because 70 of it has been destroyed. Because over 33,000 people have been killed, 111,000 of whom are children. So the incitement against the people of gaza has translated in fact, into concrete actions. So there is a direct link. I mean, it cannot be missed. The idf told the bbc that it handles videos posted by soldiers with command and disciplinary measures, and that in some of the examined cases, it is concluded that the Expression Or Behaviour of the soldiers in the footage is inappropriate. During the Icj Hearing in january, South Africa claimed. South africa claimed. Israels political leaders, Military Commanders and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms declared their Genocidal Intent, and these statements are then repeated by soldiers on the ground in gaza. And gave this example. This speech was addressing soldiers before the Ground Offensive in gaza. Amalek comes from a biblical story where israelites are ambushed by the amalek people and god commands their destruction, women and children included. The war against amalek is described as a mitzvah war underjudaism. It includes defending jewish life and sovereignty. It is a war commanded by god, and its obligatory to fight. I think Netanyahus Reference to amalek in the modern context of this war was highly problematic because it was, in a way, kind of dog whistling. In a way, it was, um, using a term thats vague and could be understood in different ways in order to rally support, especially among the religious camp. Prime Minister Netanyahus Office says he was talking about hamas in connection to amalek and not palestinian civilians. To understand the reach to understand the reach of the term amalek, the bbc of the term amalek, the bbc investigated online mentions investigated online mentions since the start of the war, since the start of the war, filtering those to ones associated with Gaza War filtering those to ones associated with Gaza War and narrowing that down further and narrowing that down further to mentionsjust in hebrew. To mentionsjust in hebrew. We collected over 3,600 we collected over 3,600 mentions and found they reached mentions and found they reached a total of Six Million users a total of Six Million users within a time frame within a time frame of September 2023 tojune 202a. Of September 2023 tojune 202a. Mentions peaked around the time mentions peaked around the time of mr netanyahus speech, of mr netanyahus speech, and again at the beginning and again at the beginning of december, when this of december, when this this religious Language And Ideology has become part of the messaging within israel, at least in some communities. In march, an annual conference took place for all zionist yeshivas, jewish religious schools in israel. Rabbi Eliyahu Mali gives a lecture which he describes as being about the treatment of civilians in gaza. The following clip went viral and has been watched over A Million times. We have added our own verified translations. Lecture had been grossly misrepresented, and that he made it very clear that anyone following the biblical Commandment Today would be causing the army and the nation extreme harm. The rabbi said that it is forbidden to harm the civilian population, from a child to an old man. We asked for a copy of the full 47 Minute Video but did not receive a response. We managed to track down the whole lecture from a different source, and Rabbi Malhi does conclude the following. However, earlier in the lecture he discusses the position ofjewish texts in relation to civilian populations and says this. This unsubstantiated claim was followed by a question from the audience. The position of the rabbi also recounts a conversation he had with his son, who went to fight after the attacks by hamas on October 7th. After examining open source information, the bbc found that Rabbi Mahli is the head of a yeshiva that is part of a Network Receiving Funding from the israeli government, specifically the ministry of defence. They have a combined total of over 10,000 students who mix Torah Study with military service, and many are active in the Israel Defence forces. Israeli authorities are considering whether to open a criminal investigation into the Rabbis Lecture on suspicion of incitement to genocide, violence and terrorism. One israeli Media Outlet reported that police are recommending the case be dropped, and that a final decision will be made by the State Prosecutor. The bbc has not been able to verify this. The Case Application was made by itai mach, a lawyer representing the israeli anti racism organisation, who gave us this update. We are waiting for the State Prosecutor to decide if the police should open a criminal investigation into the rabbi. If they dont, it will be a message to the far right in israel that they can continue the incitement not only regarding civilians in gaza, but also in the West Bank and non jews inside of israel. Israel has long accused hamas in many palestinian and arab leaders of using language that is anti semitic and sometimes with Genocidal Intent. Calls for violence against israelis and jews are also shared on arabic language social media. The bbc analysed online posts in arabic since October 7th, and found at least 6,000 posts using the term Kill Thejews or israelis, which reached around Four Million users. Hamas calls for The End of Israeli Military Occupation In Gaza and the West Bank, and for israel to be replaced by an islamic state. They used the language of militantjihad, which, like the mitzva war injudaism, is a form of religiously sanctioned warfare. The annihilationist language of Hamass Charter is repeated regularly by its leaders. Since the attacks on October 7th, when around 1200 people were killed, the majority civilians, and 252 were taken hostage, some Hamas Officials have said they will repeat the acts. And there are widespread calls for hamas, proscribed as a Terrorist Group by the us, uk and other western countries to be held to account. Its quite clear that they do have Genocidal Intent, and we hear very little about investigating hamas, and i think thats a real missing piece in this entire conflict. Hamas cannot be taken to the icj because it is a group governing a territory not legally recognised as a state, though its leaders have been accused of crimes against humanity by the separate international criminal court. When assessing genocide, one is to look at the words spoken, uttered by leaders, but also other two elements the capacity to commit genocide, which hamas Per Se doesnt seem to have. Israel is a signatory to the Genocide Convention and says it upholds international standards. Its prime Minister And Defence minister also have Arrest Warrants being sought against them at the icc. Israel has conducted this war by fighting hamas. Hamas hides behind civilians and inevitably some of those civilians have regrettably and tragically been harmed. Hamas did not respond to the bbc� s request for comment. Broadcasters and the Media Shape public opinion. As such, what they say is significant. Here is one post january exchange. The patriots is a popular Current Affairs talk Show Broadcast daily on israels right wing channel 1a. Its seen viewership skyrocket since October 7th. These comments were broadcast after hamas reported that dozens of civilians in gaza were killed in an operation to assassinate a senior member of hamas. Prime Minister Netanyahu has continued to give interviews to channel 1a, despite reportedly boycotting most israeli channels since the start of the war in gaza. Controversial comments have also been broadcast on israels most watched commercial tv channel, channel 12. In israel, as in many countries around the world, Media Organisations are held to account. Regulators, which is the state, have to make sure that Public Broadcasting is not exploited. Its not calling for genocide. Its showing a, you know, disturbing lack of empathy for people in gaza and what theyre going through right now. The bbc contacted state regulators, both broadcasters and journalists, for comment, and only received a response from yehuda schlesinger, who highlighted the atrocities on October 7th. And the civilians, including children who were killed or taken hostage by hamas and other militant groups. Two days before the court hearing injanuary, Israels Attorney General said any statements calling for intentional harm to civilians contradicts the policy of the state of israel and may amount to a criminal offence, including the offence of incitement. Currently, several such cases are being examined by israeli Law Enforcement authorities. The icj ordered israel to submit a report within one month, detailing the action it has taken to investigate and prosecute possible instances of incitement. The court confirmed that the report was received in february, but nothing else has been made public. We have been very worried that israelis are exposed to such incitement without any Law Enforcement reaction, and that israelis who incite to Genocide Or Use genocidal rhetoric, um, are even today immune from prosecution. Whether their investigations, of course, depends on whether, in their view, any arguable incitement to genocide has happened. Israeli media is reporting an investigation into mr Ben Gvir for incitement has been opened. He reacted to the report saying unbelievable the State Attorney is trying to indict an Israeli Minister for inciting against Enemy State citizens who danced on the blood of our soldiers on October 7th. The bbc contacted israels State Attorney, Police Commissioner and Ministry Ofjustice for comment. Only the Ministry Ofjustice replied, saying they have to balance the constitutional right to Freedom Of Speech while safeguarding against harmful incitement, and that Law Enforcement authorities constantly act to curtail incitement offences, and these efforts have been prioritised by Israels Attorney General in recent months. What happens if israel does not comply with the icj . Its not a criminal court, so it doesnt sentence anyone to jail. It makes rulings which are usually ignored by the countries against whom they go. The icj only issues orders, but enforcement falls to the un Security Council and member states. So if israel does not comply, it could theoretically face economic and trade sanctions, arms embargoes and travel bans. But this could be vetoed by its allies at the un, In Particular the us. Contrary to allegations against israel made by the international court ofjustice, what is happening is not genocide. We reject that. However, more countries have come out in support of the case against israel. 13 countries and territories, including those of spain and ireland, intend tojoin South Africa in accusing israel of genocide in the gaza strip. Once part of the case, those countries will be able to make submissions and speak at public hearings. I think its really time for accountability at the international level, and i say so in the interest of both palestinians and israelis. The icj issued the interim order because the final verdict will take years. And while there is no end in sight to this deadly and longstanding conflict between israelis and palestinians, inflammatory language from both sides continues. Its unclear what gaza will look like or how it will be governed once a final ruling is eventually issued. Hello there. The Weekend Weather has been pretty decent for most of us. It has been dry, we saw more sunshine on saturday. Lots of cloud around today, apart from the South East which was very warm, humid and sunny. As we head into monday, though, low pressure across the country will spark off more showers and thunderstorms, and with a humid Air Mass still in place, some of these downpours could be quite intense. You can see that humid Air Mass pretty much across the whole of the uk, and it will continue to be quite warm, so a Muggy Night to come again tonight. Well see showers and thunderstorms through central, northern and eastern areas push their way northwards. There will be some drier weather around, particularly towards the southeast. And again its going to be Warm And Muggy across the board Mid Teens for many, the high teens across the southeast. So into monday then weve got low pressure across the uk and its Weather Fronts. We could see showers, thunderstorms through central, northern and eastern parts of england pushing up in towards scotland. As we move into the latter part of the Day And Sunshine will be limited, so not as warm in the southeast. What weve had today 211 25 degrees, high teens, low 20s, further north where we have more cloud in the showers. Those showers and thunderstorms rattle their way northwards and eastwards during monday night, but we could see further showers, maybe some thunderstorms as parts of the midlands, wales and Southern England as well, but some clearer skies developing for scotland and Northern Ireland by The End of monday night. So here, turning a bit cooler, temperatures back into single digits, but another Warm And Muggy one i think, for large parts of england and wales. Now some changes as we head into tuesday. This area of High Pressure begins to exert its force from the atlantic, that will try and push these Weather Fronts out of the way, but well have a couple of Weather Fronts around this one, draped across scotland and Northern Ireland, could bring some showers, and another one in towards the East And South east of england. That could also spark off some showers, maybe some heavy thundery ones. In between, maybe some good spells of sunshine around. So quite a mixed day on tuesday and cooler and fresher across the board. Were losing the humidity now with the westerly breeze, 17 to 22 degrees. It does look like that area of High Pressure exerts its force across the uk as we move deeper into the new week, but therell be Weather Fronts close by to the north and also across the south. This area of low pressure over the near continent could contain further thundery downpours, so generally it will settle down as we move through the week. Best of any drier and brighter weather in the north and west. Live from london. This is bbc news. Shouting, car horns honk. Thousands of Protesters Injerusalem and Tel Aviv urge the israeli government to reach a deal with hamas. Unions call a general strike to force the issue. This is the scene live in Tel Aviv with thousands of protestors on the streets the calls follow the recovery of the bodies of six hostages held by hamas in the southern gaza strip. They should have come back alive, they could have come back alive. We need a deal now. Hundreds of mourners attend funerals for two of the hostages recovered from gaza. The un says the first full day of a Mass Polio Vaccination programme in gaza has been successful. Exit polls from Eastern Germany suggest the far right Afd Party is on course to win a State Election for the first time. And roll out the red carpet. As the movie Awards Season begins we report from the Telluride Film Festival in colorados rocky mountains. Hello im samantha simmonds. The israeli Trade Union Federation has ordered a general strike for monday in an effort to force the government to reach a Hostage Release Deal with hamas. The Industrial Action will see ben Gurion Airport the busiest in israel closed to Take Offs And Landings from 8am local time. The families of hostages had pushed for the strike after the israeli army found the bodies of six hostages in a tunnel in rafah. The military said they were killed by hamas shortly before troops arrived. A Hamas Official denied this, saying they were killed by israeli fire