Posts Tagged: International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court Hints Palestinians May be Guilty of War Crimes Over ‘Pay for Slay’
JNS.org - The Palestinians were just hit by a judicial bombshell. Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) published its Office of the Prosecutor Report. While...
ICC Judges Order Review of Refusal to Investigate Israeli Forces Over ‘Marmara’ Incident
JNS.org - International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges on Monday ordered the prosecutor to reconsider her refusal to open an investigation into the 2010 storming...
Israel ‘on the Vanguard’ in Dealing With Legal Challenges of Warfare, US Official Says
Israel is “on the vanguard” when it comes to dealing with legal challenges that arise from warfare, an American official said on Tuesday. Addressing the 3rd...
Israel’s Netanyahu Hails ICC Decision Not to Investigate Possible US War Crimes in Afghanistan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the International Criminal Court’s decision to forgo an investigation into possible US war crimes in Afghanistan. “Over the...
Electing the Palestinian Authority’s Attorney-General to the ICC’s Nominations Committee for Judges
JNS.org - The election of the Palestinian Authority Attorney-General, Dr. Ahmad Barak, to serve as a member of the “Advisory Committee on Nominations” of judges...
Is the International Criminal Court Becoming a Palestinian Propaganda Engine?
JNS.org - The Palestinians now have a regular habit of ceremonially issuing complaints to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli leaders and military commanders...
Israel Issues Official Protest Over ICC’s Unusual Appeal to ‘Palestinian Victims’
JNS.org- Israel has lodged an official protest with the International Criminal Court concerning a recent campaign by the court that cast doubts on its impartiality regarding...
Palestinians Demand Full Investigation Into Israel at Hague Court
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki asked prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to launch a full investigation into accusations of Israeli human rights abuses,...
Israeli Group Seeks ICC Action Against Hamas for Using Children as Shields
JNS.org - The Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center is seeking International Criminal Court action against Hamas over the terrorist group’s use of children as human shields...
A Public Commission, Not an Internal Army Investigation, for Gaza Border Deaths
The latest Gaza border demonstration deaths have rightly caused an uproar and have seen the army opening an internal investigation. Yet, absent any possibility to...
Watchdog: Palestinian Campaign to Prosecute Israel for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Funded by Europe
European funding is behind four Palestinian NGOs that submitted a document to the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week, purporting evidence of Israeli "war crimes" perpetrated...
Mahmoud Abbas Urges ICC to ‘Expedite’ War Crimes Charges Against Israel
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “expedite” a probe into allegations of Israeli abuses and war crimes. Abbas, along...
ICC Prosecutor Appeals Request to Reopen Gaza Flotilla Case
JNS.org - International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has appealed a decision by a panel of judges to re-open an investigation of Israel for alleged...
Former Top British Commander Warns UN Gaza War Report Will Embolden Terrorists and Cause More Bloodshed
A former commander of British forces in Afghanistan warned on Thursday that the recent U.N. report on the 2014 Gaza war was likely to embolden terrorists...
