Prime MInister Netanyahu really needs to find a way to keep Ministers Smotritch and Ben Gvir (along with several other lesser senior ministers and MKs) quiet. Just for a bit.
As long as they keep talking about displacing the Palestinians and encouraging their migration to other countries, the case about to be heard in the ICJ in the Hague is going to become increasingly more difficult to win.
From what I understand, the ICJ cannot do anything to Israel but if they decide Israel is guilty of genocide or attempted genocide, they can make it difficult for Israel to function in the international arena. Other countries may choose to not sell arms to Israel and have other treaties and arrangements if Israel is determined to be guilty. Senior ministers talking about ethnic cleansing and encouraging migration is indicative of intent and guilt. If they are not smart enough to keep quiet on their own at this time with the trial about to start, Netanyahu has to get them in line. As it says in Kohelet, there is a time for silence and a time to speak. For them right now it is a time for silence.
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