Recent false claims have resurfaced online, suggesting that the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel an illegal state. These claims stem from a speech by former Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, which misrepresents a non-binding ICJ decision labeling Israel's occupation as unlawful. The ICJ did not declare Israel an illegal nation or order countries to stop recognizing it as sovereign. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the ICJ's ruling, asserting historical claims over the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are viewed as occupied territory by the international community. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)