Since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October, over 24,448 Palestinians have been killed. Another 61,154 have been injured while 1.9 million out of a population of 2.3 million civilians in the besieged enclave have been displaced. Now the world awaits judgement from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on a brief filed by South Africa, which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Amid this gruesome conflict, Israel is not acting alone. Israel has depended on ironclad support from the US while waging thi…