The accusation of the state of Israel of the crime of genocide

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the possibility of fulfilment of the constituent elements of the crime of genocide in war in Gaza in the period from October 2023 to March 2024, and to answer to the research question: Under what circumstances would it be possible to consider the responsibility of the State of Israel for the crime of genocide? In author’s opinion this would theoretically be in case there was proven by the ICJ without any doubt the intention of the State of Israel to commit genocide and at the same time there was found a link between the conduct of individuals who committed genocide and the State of Israel. The paper is aimed as exploratory overview and initial analysis of the vivid and ongoing armed conflict between the State of Israel and Hamas from a legal perspective. The first chapter is focused on the definition of the crime of genocide in accordance with the international law. The second chapter is the overview of the main points of the South Africa’s Application and the ICJ order on provisional measures from January 26, 2024, and March 28, 2024. The third chapter examines the conduct of the State of Israel in the Gaza strip in the context of the Genocide Convention. This analysis is carried out in connection with the two examined “genocide cases”, Bosnia and Ukraine.