Isaac Herzog
January 28, 2024 · timesofisrael.com ↗
"The very fact that the hearing at the court in The Hague was held on the eve of International Holocaust Memorial Day, to judge whether the democratic, moral and responsible State of Israel, which rose from the ashes of the Holocaust with the overwhelming support of the family of nations, and its institutions were guilty of committing genocide, is a blood libel that undermines the very values on which this court was established."
Why It’s Conflation
Herzog could argue his words were taken out of context, and he did. He also said that a court hearing the case at all was a blood libel.
What Actually Happened
The International Court of Justice heard South Africa’s genocide case against Israel and issued provisional measures. Its order quoted remarks by Israeli officials, including Herzog.