International Court of Justice

Israel responds to South Africa, declares chargé d'affaires persona non grata

SA foreign affairs ministry accused Israeli diplomat Seidman of "unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practice which pose a direct challenge to South Africa's sovereignty."

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
ARIEL SEIDMAN, Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in South Africa.
Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Case accusing Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya to open at ICJ

The outcome will have repercussions beyond Myanmar, likely affecting South Africa’s genocide case at the ICJ against Israel over the war in Gaza.

|ByREUTERS, SHOSHANA BAKER, LARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

Wikipedia's Israel page now unequivocally states Jewish state is 'committing genocide'

The edit was made on December 11 and has not been reversed since, despite extensive discussion between editors. The section appears at the end of the third paragraph in the top section of the page.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
JUDGES ARRIVE for a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Stopping Jews from bettering mankind: What drives modern antisemitic conspiracies - opinion

The unbridled hatred toward Jews and the State of Israel can be attributed to the baffling need to disavow a race of people who have dedicated themselves to blessing a world that doesn’t want them.

|ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Mexico files declaration of intervention in South Africa ICJ case against Israel

Mexico has become the latest country to invoke Article 63 in ICJ legal proceedings against Israel

MAY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

The ICJ's ruling on Rafah helps Hamas carry out more terror - opinion

Israel has failed to convince the ICJ that the measures it is taking to minimize the effect of its military operations on the civilian population are adequate.

MAY 28, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
THE INTERNATIONAL Court of Justice convenes in The Hague and orders Israel to halt its military operation in Rafah, last Friday.

EU says ICJ was right, Qatar says hostage talks harmed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Rafah strike “a tragic mistake” that is being investigated.

MAY 27, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day of a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the

Israel must tread carefully as International Court limits war on Hamas - analysis

The ICJ has ordered Israel to limit its military operations in Rafah, Gaza, amid accusations of genocide, increasing Israel’s diplomatic challenges.

MAY 27, 2024ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
The judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands.

War Cabinet to debate new proposal for a hostage deal

The discussion will be “based on the new proposals that came up at the meeting” held in Paris over the weekend.

MAY 26, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a war cabinet meeting on January 10, 2024

Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video posted by Israel Katz

"We are not going to fall into provocations. The video is scandalous and execrable," Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told a news conference in Brussels.

MAY 26, 2024ByREUTERS
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares speaks during a joint press conference with the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, in Brussels, Belgium May 26, 2024.

IDF intensifies Rafah offensive amid ICC warrant discussions

The IDF continues to maneuver deep into Rafah to locate underground structures, weapons centers, launch sites, and terrorists and to increase control along the Philadelphia corridor,

MAY 26, 2024ByAMIR BOHBOT
Displaced Palestinians travel in a vehicle as they flee Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024.

'Israel won't stop until we make it': Francesca Albanese calls for sanctions on Israel

UN envoy Francesca Albanese asserted that the only way Israel would cease its campaign to uproot Hamas from Rafah is if it were forced to stop.

MAY 26, 2024BySAM HALPERN
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a side event during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 26, 2024.

UK says World Court order to Israel over Rafah will strengthen Hamas

"The reason there isn’t a pause in the fighting is because Hamas turned down a very generous hostage deal from Israel," a UK foreign ministry spokesperson said late on Friday.

MAY 25, 2024ByREUTERS
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day of a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the

Israel-Hamas War Day 232: What's happening in Gaza?

IDF announces investigation into social media posts • White House again warns Israel against Rafah operation • ICJ rules against Gaza operation

MAY 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2024