Fetterman blasts South Africa 'genocide' case against Israel amid unrest, crime: 'Sit this one out'

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized South Africa for bringing a genocide case against Israel in the United Nations' International Court of Justice, saying the African nation should focus on quelling unrest on its own continent.

The International Court of Justice in The Netherlands was set to hear oral arguments on Thursday in the case South Africa submitted in late December accusing Israel of genocide.

"Who are they really fighting?" Fetterman said of Hamas terrorists while speaking at the Orthodox Union luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. " It’s a group of cowards. They hide in tunnels, they hide behind civilians, they attack, kill and mutilate children, women. And they do that. Stop talking about proportion on that. They shot their best shot on October 7th, and they would have taken more lives if they could do that."

"Now we’re also talking about genocide," Fetterman continued. "And now South Africa… bringing that kind of trial. Maybe South Africa ought to sit this one out when they’re talking about criticizing the behavior of another nation. Sit out!"

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The Associated Press reported in 2020 that White farmers and organizations representing them in South Africa have called for farm killings to be made a priority crime, but the South African