INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ireland is to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expand its definition of genocide, stating Israel has actually engaged in the
cumulative penalty of people in Gaza.An intervention will be made later on this month, Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin said, and will
be linked to a case South Africa has brought under the United Nations Genocide Convention, Sky News reported.Martin said the Irish federal
government is worried that a narrow interpretation of what makes up genocide results in a culture of impunity in which the defense of
The Dublin administrations view of the convention is wider and focuses on the security of civilian life , he added.Martin, who likewise
works as Irelands minister for foreign affairs, claimed there had been cumulative penalty of the Palestinian individuals through the intent
and impact of military actions of Israel in Gaza
Martin continued: By legally intervening in South Africas case, Ireland will be asking the ICJ to expand its interpretation of what
constitutes the commission of genocide by a state
Human rights specialists have welcomed the Irish governments choice to intervene in cases declaring genocide by Israel and Myanmar in the
