by Sondos Asem at Middle East Eye
Turkey, Portugal, China and Qatar also among countries that will be attending The Hague Group’s ‘emergency summit’ in Colombia next week
More than 20 countries are convening in Bogota next week to declare “concrete measures against Israel’s violations of international law”, diplomats told Middle East Eye.
The “emergency summit” is due to be held on 15-16 July, co-hosted by the governments of Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of The Hague Group, to coordinate diplomatic and legal action to counter what they describe as “a climate of impunity” enabled by Israel and its powerful allies.
The Hague Group is a bloc of currently eight states, launched on 31 January in the eponymous Dutch city with the stated goal of holding Israel accountable under international law.
“The Hague Group’s formation in January marked a turning point in the global response to exceptionalism and the broader erosion of international law,” Roland Lamola, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, told Middle East Eye.
“That same spirit will animate this Bogota conference,…
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