Tag: The Hague
Netanyahu: South Africa is ‘representing’ Hamas ‘monsters’ at Hague court
Responding to South Africa's opening arguments against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Pretoria of "representing monsters" and "accusing Israel of genocide while it is...
Genocide case: Should Israel participate in ‘kangaroo court’?
While legal observers tell JNS that the Genocide case brought against Israel is a travesty, they split on whether Israel should defend itself at the hearings in The Hague.
The hearings at the International Court of...
Dutch Supreme Court: Gantz immune from 2014 ‘war crimes’ suit
The Netherlands' highest court ruled on Friday that former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was immune from civil prosecution over the deaths of six Palestinians in an airstrike undertaken by the Israel Defense Forces...
Legal experts: Opponents of Israel to push for ‘apartheid’ designation in 2022
Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid warned that Israel will face increasing allegations that it is an apartheid state in 2022, with the foreign minister saying that he fears that opponents of Israel will attempt...
‘Time to change anachronistic laws of war,’ says Israeli counter-terrorism expert
The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to launch an investigation into Israeli actions warrants an urgent response that should include a push to reform the existing laws of war,...
Dutch court dismisses case against Israeli military chiefs
The Hague District Court court dismissed a civil case on Wednesday brought by a Dutch Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders: former Israeli air-force commander Amir Eshel and former military...