Posts Tagged: international law
At Jerusalem Conference, Experts Say Israel Complies With International Law
Shurat HaDin, an Israeli NGO specializing in International Law, hosted a two-day conference in Jerusalem this week, "Towards a New Law of War." The conference dealt...
IDF Former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz on Gaza War: ‘Next Time Will be Worse’
Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, at a conference regarding international law and warfare on Monday, said that he expects Israel's next war against...
Legal Report Explains Why IDF Targeting Practices Are Worthy of ‘Emulation’
The IDF's targeting practices are compliant with international law, keep with U.S. standards and even deserve "emulation," a professor of international law and a military...
Senior Israeli Officer in Gaza Saw Hamas Fighter Seize Children as Shields After Firing at IDF Forces (INTERVIEW)
A senior Israel Defense Forces officer told The Algemeiner that he personally witnessed a Hamas fighter seize children to hide behind after firing at Israeli...
Poll: Majority of Israelis Believe Settlements to be Legal
A strong majority of Israelis believe Jewish settlement in the West Bank to be legal under Israeli law, a new poll shows. The survey, conducted by...
Who Tries Gadhafi’s Son Could Determine Future of Concept of National Sovereignty
Since 2011, when Libyans overthrew and killed Moammar Gadhafi, a little-noticed but highly significant legal battle has been fought over who will prosecute those in...
Turkish Official: Marmara Trial of Israeli Commanders ‘Political’
A top Turkish government legal official has said that his country's in absentia trial of top Israeli commanders for their role in May 2010 Marvi...
True Liberal Zionism and the Israeli-Palestinian Enthymeme
In rhetoric, an enthymeme is an argument that contains an unarticulated premise. Commonly this is because the conversation is among a group of people with...
Article 80 and the UN Recognition of a “Palestinian State”
In the entire debate now taking place on whether the United Nations Security Council or General Assembly has the right to approve the application of...
Some Vindication of Israel at the UN Before the Ultimate Slap-in-the-Face
For a UN-sanctioned report, the much anticipated Palmer Report to the Secretary General, which describes last year's flotilla incident between Israel and "activists" seeking to...
Palestinian State Illegal Under UN Charter?
The Palestinian Authority is expected to seek recognition as a sovereign state in the coming General Assembly of 2011, but it will not find the...
Greek Government Defines Strong Position
In a July 5th announcement, the Greek Foreign Ministry provided details of a meeting of the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry of Greece, Ambassador...
Agency Owner: ‘Congrats to Israel’ on Great Crisis PR
Whether by government coordination or a blessing from above, so far Israel has been successful in limiting the damage over the flotilla, which the terrorist...
