‘For Israel, there is no Palestine – it simply does not exist’: ICJ

“Its undisguised objective is the permanent acquisition of this territory and the exercise of sovereignty over it in defiance of the prohibition of acquisition of territory by force,” Paul Reichler tells the ICJ. 

“The evidence is not only indisputable, it is the of the highest probative value,” Reichler says, adding that "Israel’s objective is sovereignty over all the territory east of the Green Line and its incorporation into a single Jewish state from the river to the sea”.

“In this case, there is no reason not to take them at their word because their deeds have been entirely consistent,” Reichler adds.

“For Israel, as its successive governments have made clear, there is no Palestine – it simply does not exist.”