International Court of Justice

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

PA Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot praised Britain's settlement trade ban as a "turning point" and called for further sanctions, including an arms embargo on Israel.

|ByJAMES GENN
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.
JUDGES ARRIVE for a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Germany asks ICJ to dismiss Nicaragua-backed case against Israel arms export

Germany asks UN top court to throw out ongoing Israel arms export case

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Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella speaks before visiting sites damaged by Monday's earthquake, in Manizales, Colombia, August 11, 2026.

Colombia sees criticism from Arab states after recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Spanish media have already described the move as a "diplomatic crisis with Arab countries," while Colombian media have reported extensively on the wave of condemnations.

|ByELI LEON
Gur Grand Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter seen after a meeting of the Council of Torah Sages regarding the Haredi draft exemption bill in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026.

Gerrer Rebbe, anti-Zionist Satmar billionaire discussed ICJ action against Israel over haredi draft

In footage released by Channel 13, another participant in the meeting, Emet LeYaakov chairman Israel Gafner, can be heard comparing Israel to North Korea.

|ByTZVI JASPER

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.

Anti-Israel activist groups don't care about the ICC warrant applications - analysis

Anti-Israel activists may not trust the ICC, seeing it only as another arm in the Hecatoncheires of the "US Empire."

MAY 21, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally for a cease fire in Gaza during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Dearborn, Michigan, US, May 19, 2024.

Israel advocates must publicize judge Donoghue's clarification of ICJ ruling - opinion

The ICJ judge refuted the media's interpretation of Israel's guilt in Gaza genocide allegations, clarifying court's decision as protecting Palestinian rights.

MAY 21, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
THEN-PRESIDENT of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan Donoghue, speaks during a hearing in January.

Denying Israel's right to self-defense dangerous and 'unthinkable,' legal expert warns ICJ

“To deny Israel, that inherent right” of self-defense, “is unthinkable,” Foreign Ministry legal adviser Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman told the ICJ.

MAY 17, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Deputy Attorney General for International Law Gilad Noam, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman and legal adviser of the Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham look on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Israel-Hamas War Day 224: What happened at the ICJ, Gaza, Lebanon?

US moves forward with Gaza pier • Rockets fired at northern Israel

MAY 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 17, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 223?

Netanyahu clashes with Gallant • Gantz over Gaza plans, Haredi draft • US moves forward with Gaza pier

MAY 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldier seen in Gaza near a temporary floating pier anchored by the United States to boost aid deliveries, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, May 16, 2024

Stop Israel from wiping Gaza off the map, end the war — South Africa to ICJ

The ICJ's rulings and orders are binding and without appeal. While the court has no way to enforce them, an order against a country could hurt its international reputation and set a legal precedent.

MAY 16, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
SOUTH AFRICAN President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a thumbs-up gesture at a meeting of the African National Congress party’s National Executive Committee, in Johannesburg, after a session in the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, in January.