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A protester holds a Palestinian flag outside the ICJ. AFP
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President Joan Donoghue and other judges at the International Court of Justice before the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa, in The Hague, the Netherlands. EPA
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Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in The Hague. EPA
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Protesters wave Israeli flags. AP
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South Africa's ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela, right, and Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola during the hearings. AP
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Tal Becker, lawyer for the Israeli Foreign Ministry. EPA
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators watch proceedings. Bloomberg
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A protester holds a Palestinian flag outside the ICJ. AFP
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President Joan Donoghue and other judges at the International Court of Justice before the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa, in The Hague, the Netherlands. EPA
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Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in The Hague. EPA
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Protesters wave Israeli flags. AP
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South Africa's ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela, right, and Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola during the hearings. AP
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Tal Becker, lawyer for the Israeli Foreign Ministry. EPA
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators watch proceedings. Bloomberg
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A protester holds a Palestinian flag outside the ICJ. AFP