Trudeau says Canada supports the UN court but not necessarily genocide claim against Israel


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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's support for the International Court of Justice as a key institution of international law does not mean it backs the premise of the genocide claim brought by South Africa against Israel. The Liberal government has faced days of questions about where Canada stands on South Africa's case before the top United Nations court. "Canada has long been a tremendous supporter of the international rules-based order and processes and structures that have been put in place over the past decades to be able to actually ensure that international law is respected and enforced," Trudeau...