The International Court of Justice began hearings Thursday on South Africa’s accusation of genocide against Israel. Israel denies the claim and plans to present its case of using self-defense on Friday. Photo: Remko de Waal/AFP/Getty Images TEL AVIV—When South Africa presented its case in The Hague on Thursday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, many Israelis saw an accusation that turned the victim into the perpetrator, negating the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against them by Hamas on Oct. 7. South Africa argued at the International Court of Justice that Israeli military operations in Gaza are intended to wipe...