US defends Israel at The Hague “Novel legal interpretations will not bring an end to the ongoing conflict,” said an attorney for the U.S. State Department. “They will not bring the hostages home.” Andrew Bernard April 30, 2025
Israeli FM: Guterres ‘personally accountable’ for UNRWA crimes Explaining the decision to sit out ICJ hearings, Gideon Sa'ar went on the offensive against U.N. antisemitism and its secretary-general. Canaan Lidor April 28, 2025
Israeli FM: We won’t appear before ICJ in UNRWA hearings The State of Israel “will not take the defendant’s stand” at the United Nations, said Gideon Sa'ar at JNS International Policy Summit. Canaan Lidor April 27, 2025
South African lawmakers visit Israel in rebuke to ANC “We support Israel and believe that Hamas is a terrorist organization which must be annihilated," MP Ashley Sauls tells JNS. Etgar Lefkovits April 11, 2025
U-turn: Brussels won’t arrest Netanyahu, Belgian PM says Nor would any other E.U. member do so, assesses Bart De Wever, whose country's previous government joined South Africa's anti-Israel genocide lawsuit. Canaan Lidor April 4, 2025
Nicaragua quits ICJ suit against Israel Israel's advocates received the news with satisfaction as its critics speculated that it was the result of intense diplomatic pressure. Canaan Lidor April 4, 2025
Anti-Israel group files war crimes complaint against IDF soldier in Germany The NGO, headed by two Lebanese-born activists, has filed lawsuits against at least 28 Israeli soldiers in eight different countries. JNS Staff March 29, 2025
Netanyahu’s flight to DC took longer due to ICC warrant The prime minister’s plane flew over U.S. military bases in case he had to make an emergency landing for health reasons. JNS Staff March 29, 2025
ICJ to hold April hearing on Israel’s aid obligations The move, requested by Norway, follows Knesset’s outlawing of UNRWA. JNS Staff March 13, 2025
