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

Israel sought justice, but the ICJ fell short - opinion

Israel provided the ICJ with evidence proving that it has done its best, way beyond the requirements set by international law, to keep civilians out of harm’s way.

MAY 25, 2024ByTALIA EINHORN
Judges and delegates sit in the courtroom during a public hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024.

Diaspora Jewish groups condemn ICJ ruling, but note it allows IDF action

AJC, SWU, CIJA said that the impetus was on Hamas to lay down its arms and end the war, and that Israel had a responsibility to continue the war until then.

MAY 25, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023.

'Rafah op. doesn't contradict ICJ ruling, we will continue,' Israel says

Israeli officials affirmed that in lieu of the ICJ's ruling, IDF activity in Rafah has not, and would not destroy the Palestinian people, and was in compliance with international law.

MAY 24, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, RINA BASSIST
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, May 21, 2024.

ICJ’s selective justice: How bias skews Rafah ruling against Israel - comment

The court's reluctance to acknowledge Israel's self-defense claims stands in sharp contrast to its handling of previous cases, like that of Bosnia and Herzegovina's case against Serbia.

MAY 24, 2024ByZVIKA KLEIN
British jurist Malcolm Shaw and Yaron Wax look on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during 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 Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, in T

'Irrelevant order of antisemitic court': Outrage sparked amid ICJ ruling

Following the ICJ's ruling on Friday, forcing Israel to halt its operations against Hamas in Rafah, many politicians and various experts expressed their opinions on the ICJ and its ruling.

MAY 24, 2024ByRINA BASSIST, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
British jurist Malcolm Shaw looks on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during 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 Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, in The Hague, Net

Moral bankruptcy: The world chooses to sustain Hamas monsters - opinion

The ICJ ruling on Rafah is ensuring a future with Hamas's terrorism.

MAY 24, 2024ByAVRAHAM BLOCH
Protests near the ICJ in the Hague as Israel and South Africa face each other in Gaza genocide case

ICJ orders Israel to halt any Rafah op. that destroys Palestinian people

The ruling relates to an additional request submitted by South Africa some ten days ago for provisional measures that would order Israel to stop all its military operations in the Gaza Strip.

MAY 24, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, RINA BASSIST
Delegates attend 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 Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

World Court to rule on request to halt Israel's Rafah offensive on Friday

Rulings by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, are final and binding, but have been ignored in the past. The court has no enforcement powers.

MAY 24, 2024ByREUTERS
THEN-PRESIDENT of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan Donoghue, speaks during a hearing in January.

Israel-Hamas War Day 231: What's happening in Gaza?

Australia proscribes Yemen's Houthis • Fire breaks out in Safed from rocket fire • US troops suffer non-combat injuries operating Gaza pierArgentina rejects ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu

MAY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Additional IDF activity in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Germany says it will arrest Netanyahu as Israeli envoy appeals to Berlin to defy ICC

Israel's ambassador urges the German government to reject the "outrageous" ICC move.

MAY 22, 2024ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speak to the media after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.