“So, I’m afraid that the Israeli case has no validity at all, because at every level of the Israeli Knesset, at every level of the Israeli military, we have seen very, very clear statements, expressions of a desire to exterminate the Palestinians,” Green asserted.

There is additional evidence indicating intent, particularly when considering Israel’s “foundational goal,” according to the expert.

From the outset, Israel aimed to establish a Jewish Zionist supremacist state in historic Palestine, mirroring the objectives of settler colonial states, she said.

“That foundational goal, which necessarily requires the annihilation of the indigenous population … which was conceived in 1948 by the new Israeli state, explicitly called for the systematic and total expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland and has been the motivating force behind Israel’s systematic persecution of the Palestinians,” she said.

In Green’s assessment, the ICJ will likely accept South Africa’s plea for provisionary measures.

“It will probably say that, yes, there is a plausible case that genocide is being committed by Israel against the Palestinians in Gaza,” she said.

“In that case, they will instigate preliminary provisional measures against Israel to stop the genocide.”

She emphasized that a ruling against South Africa will have grave consequences for the international legal order.

“If the court finds against South Africa, if the court supports Israel and says that a genocide isn’t being committed, then, from my perspective, the ICJ and the international legal order is finished,” Green said.

However, she is also uncertain about whether Israel will actually honor the court’s word.