International Court of Justice

Erdogan’s rivalry with Israel has a new front: Africa - opinion

The answer becomes clearer once the South African relationship is placed inside Turkey’s broader African buildup, which has been running for two decades and has little to do with Israel at all. 

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Britain's Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Slaughter speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 21, 2023.

Who is Andy Slaughter, UK's Labour Party's new anti-Israel Solicitor General? - explainer

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

IDF MILITARY ADVOCATE GENERAL Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir seen speaking at the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Eilat, May 2026.

IDF legal chief to issue key rulings on Gaza war crimes allegations in coming weeks - exclusive


Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli 'occupation'

Justin Welby - who also heads the worldwide Anglican Communion - said in a statement the ICJ opinion had made it clear the 'occupation' is "unlawful" and must end.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, in London, Britain November 13, 2023.

The Advisory Opinion on Palestine is a bad omen for international law - opinion

The ICJ's 2024 Advisory Opinion on Israel is criticized for bias, inaccuracies, and reliance on UN reports over primary sources.

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.

Putin's mouthpiece, Iran's attack dog: ANC's terror ties are the tip of the iceberg - opinion

South Africa has become, firstly, Putin’s mouthpiece, seeking to transform multilateral institutions in his favor; and secondly, Iran’s shadow attack dog promoting the interests of their proxies.

 Cyril Ramaphosa gestures on the day he takes the oath of office for his second term as South African president, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, June 19, 2024.

The ICJ is using a political escape routes to avoid calling Israel out on apartheid - opinion

The legal caution exercised by the ICJ on the most critical issues – such as avoiding the declaration that the occupation itself is illegal.

 A VIEW of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron: The ICJ refrained from explicitly declaring the Israeli occupation itself as illegal, the writer notes.

The ICJ parrots political clichés to generate the fiction of Palestinian statehood - opinion

The ICJ is deliberately ignoring Israel’s long-recognized and legitimate historical and legal claims to the areas.

 NAWAF SALAM, president of the International Court of Justice, speaks at in The Hague. The writer notes that the court is deliberately ignoring Israel’s legitimate historical and legal claims to the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

US criticizes ICJ opinion that Israeli 'occupation' of Palestinian territories is illegal

In February, the US defended Israel's military "occupation" and argued to the World Court that Israel faced “very real security needs.”

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod, in Ashdod, Israel, May 1, 2024.

ICJ sips espresso while Tel Aviv coffee shops burn: A tale of legal myopia - comment

Israeli settlements act as crucial buffers against the kind of aggressions that tend to happen when your neighbors aren't exactly sending you fruit baskets.

 ICJ President Judge Nawaf Salam

Israeli leaders slam ICJ's call for end to 'illegal' activities in Palestinian territories

The ICJ's decision led to new accusations that the UN court is 'antisemitic', 'one-sided' and would consider Israel an 'occupier' regardless of its actions and the reality of the situation.

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.

Israel finally weighs state probe to block ICC–is it too late? - analysis

If Israel waits until all the countries have filed on the issue, it may find itself once again “suddenly” rudely surprised by the ICC.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Israel finally weighing state inquiry to block ICC – but will it be too late? - exclusive

If Israel waits until all the countries have filed on the issue, it may find itself once again “suddenly” rudely surprised by the ICC deciding against it before it has time to announce an inquiry.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.