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ICJ ruling ‘momentum’ for intensifying Palestine diplomacy, says Indonesia
Indonesia said on Monday that it would use the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion against Israeli presence in occupied Palestinian territories as a “momentum” to intensify its pro-Palestine diplomacy, amid worries that the nonbinding ruling will do little to remedy the conflict.
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People attend a public hearing held by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a nonbinding legal opinion in The Hague, Feb. 19, 2024. (Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw)
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ndonesia said on Monday that it would use the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion against Israeli presence in occupied Palestinian territories as “momentum” to intensify its pro-Palestine diplomacy, amid worries that the nonbinding ruling will do little to remedy the conflict.
On Friday, the ICJ delivered the advisory opinion that established the illegality of Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories, in a case that was made at the request of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in December.
The Hague-based court also said all countries should stop rendering aid that in any way could enable the continuation of Israel’s occupation and that the UNGA and the UN Security Council (UNSC) should decide on “precise modalities” and further actions to bring Israeli occupation to an immediate end.
Although not a member of the UNSC, which has the power to produce legally binding resolutions, the Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Indonesia would heave pressure on the UNSC through its diplomatic corps in New York, the United States.
“We will keep a close watch on the activities at the UNSC, and ask the people in New York to implement the advisory opinion. This includes [diplomatic efforts] to lobby countries to stop them from aiding [Israel],” said Amrih Jinangkung, the ministry’s legal affairs and international agreements director general.
“We will do what we can: talk to as many parties as we can.”
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