𝐍𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐉. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧.

The Israeli media viewed his appointment as head of the International Court of Justice with alarm due to his stated sentiments in favor of the Palestinian cause.In 2015, Nawaf Salam said on social media, “Happy birthday to you, 48 years of occupation.” The Jerusalem Post cited several of Salam’s anti-Israel remarks, including:Additionally, he argued that “portraying critics of Israel’s policies as anti-Semites is an attempt to intimidate and discredit them, which we reject” and pushed for Palestine to become a member of the UN, thus recognizing a Palestinian state.

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