United Nations

By Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Lund University (The Conversation) – What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the harm they’ve caused? And should states safeguard the climate for future generations? The international court of justice (ICJ) is considering similar questions to these in hearings ahead of issuing […]

International Criminal Court

Netherlands Supreme Court advised to uphold Israel F-35 Components Export Ban

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The advocate general of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, the country’s highest court, was advised on Friday to uphold the ruling banning the Dutch state from exporting F-35 components to Israel. The Court of Appeal in The Hague in February ordered the government to stop exporting components due […]

International Criminal Court

Hypocritical Rejection of Netanyahu Warrant: Washington Holds that the Int’l Criminal Court is only for Enemies and People of Color

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – The arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant are a diplomatic disaster for Israel, reported the Economist, a “hard stigma” for the Israeli leader, wrote the Guardian, and a “major blow”, said others. But a term […]

France

France says it will Arrest Israel’s Netanyahu on Int’l Criminal Court Warrant if he Comes to France

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday said France would implement international law in relation to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Anadolu Agency reports. “France is committed to international justice and its independence,” Barrot said in an interview for France 3 […]

International Criminal Court

The Int’l Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, charging War Crimes

The Conversation

By Catherine Gegout, University of Nottingham | – (The Conversation) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader, Mohammed Deif. The court claims both sides have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes from the day Hamas attacked […]

Israel/ Palestine

End of empathy: Did the Gaza Genocide render the UN Irrelevant?

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – Francesca Albanese did not mince her words. In a strongly worded speech at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee on 29 October, the UN Special Rapporteur deviated from the typical line of other UN officials. She directed her statements to those in attendance. “Is it possible that after […]

Israel/ Palestine

North Gaza: Israel has blocked or delayed 85% of Humanitarian Aid Requests, says UN

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United Nations reported that 85 per cent of its requests to coordinate aid convoys and humanitarian access to northern Gaza were either blocked or delayed by Israeli authorities in the past month. According to UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]

Israel/ Palestine

Targeting UNRWA Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests

Foreign Policy in Focus

srael is strengthening the case of those who question its international legitimacy

Israel/ Palestine

Israel’s Relations with the UN have hit a new Low with ban on UN Relief and Works Agency

The Conversation

By Lisa Strömbom, Lund University | – (The Conversation) – Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN […]