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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.

South Africa taking up genocide charges against Israel is a political maneuver

By HUSSEIN SOLOMON

The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague March 3, 2011.

ICC arrest warrants could derail hostage negotiations, fuel tensions, antisemitism - expert

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

View of the chamber at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) where Nicaragua rules on a demand to order Berlin to halt military arms exports to Israel and reverse its decision to stop funding U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA as an emergency measure in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30 2024.

ICJ rules against provisional measures in case against German arms sales to Israel

By REUTERS , TOVAH LAZAROFF

Former ICJ President Jane Donoghue being interviewed by BBC HARDtalk on the court's ruling in South Africa's case against Israel, April 25, 2024.

Former ICJ President clarifies court's ruling on South Africa's case against Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstration takes place in The Hague this week after Nicaragua petitioned the International Court of Justice to order Germany to halt arms exports to Israel and resume its funding to UNRWA.

Israel needs to fight its legal battles in the multi-front war

By YISRAEL MEDAD

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks alongside Senate Democrats during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on ICJ case against Israel: 'I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide'

By HANNAH SARISOHN

International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds a hearing 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 19, 2024.

Nicaragua seeks to halt German arms exports to Israel at World Court

By REUTERS

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken address the media at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, in January. It's incumbent upon Israel to avoid any further deterioration in the relationship with the US, the writer maintains.

ICJ Judge Salam should be sanctioned, members of Congress write to Blinken

By HANNAH SARISOHN

World Court rules on Gaza emergency measures in Israel genocide case, in The Hague

World Court unanimously orders Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian aid

By REUTERS , HANNAH SARISOHN , EVE YOUNG

THE IRISH flag atop the historic post office in Dublin.

Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel

By REUTERS

Palestinians at the site of an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 24, 2024.

Kosovo isn’t Gaza, and Gaza isn’t Kosovo

By ALEX WINSTON

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.

Is Israel ready for the next legal war crimes tidal wave?

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration to express support for the people of Palestine, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 9, 2023.

Israel says South Africa exploiting World Court on behalf of Hamas

By REUTERS

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024.

South Africa asks ICJ to up action on genocide claim due to Gaza hunger

By TOVAH LAZAROFF , HANNAH SARISOHN

WHILE MANY view the ICJ as an independent judicial body, it is inherently political. Its judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, bodies notorious for anti-Israel bias, the writer says.

Nicaragua files case at World Court against Germany for aiding Israel

By REUTERS

A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration to express support for the people of Palestine, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 9, 2023.

South Africa condemns Israel over deaths of Palestinians awaiting aid

By REUTERS

WHILE MANY view the ICJ as an independent judicial body, it is inherently political. Its judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, bodies notorious for anti-Israel bias, the writer says.

Israel files report with world court on Gaza measures, Israeli official says

By REUTERS

Members of the International Court of Justice attend a hearing for alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity between Iran and the U.S., at the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands August 27, 2018.

Peace cannot be achieved by UN bullying or kangaroo courts

By RABBI ABRAHAM COOPER/THE MEDIA LINE