US rebukes South Africa for ‘meritless’ genocide suit against Israel

The Biden administration criticized South Africa on Wednesday for filing a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague last week.

“We find this submission meritless, counterproductive, completely without any basis in fact whatsoever,” said U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby at a press conference on Wednesday.

Similarly, State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said in response to a reporter’s question at a media briefing yesterday, “We have not at this point seen acts that constitute genocide, no.”