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In Davos, Herzog calls for ICC measures against Netanyahu, Gallant to be lifted

Speaking Tuesday in Davos after arriving for the World Economic Forum, Herzog raised the issue in a meeting with United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
President Isaac Herzog meets with President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025
An activist holds a poster that reads ‘Condemns Donald Trump’s military aggression in Venezuela’, during an anti-US protest, after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 6, 2026.

A tale of two snatches: A libertarian take on Trump’s Venezuela gambit - opinion

If we must choose between snatching dictators and snatching democrats, between capturing tyrants and prosecuting defenders, the choice should be obvious.

|ByODED J.K. FARAN, WALTER E. BLOCK
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif over the Israeli and Pakistani flags.

'Worst criminal of humanity': Pakistani DM calls on US, Turkey to 'kidnap' Netanyahu

Asif’s comments came following the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, and he stated that he would support the capture of Netanyahu.

|BySHIR PERETS
‘WHY HAS Israel left the legal playing field primarily to its critics?’ the writer asks. Here, the International Court of Justice bench sits empty ahead of the case on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands in April.

Why Israel has suppressed its legal narrative on the war for two years - exclusive

LEGAL AFFAIRS: While the record is problematic, it should be noted that Israel is far from having abandoned the playing field entirely.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court

The announcement ended the West African countries' two-decade-long membership in the ICC.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByREUTERS
An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025.

US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon

Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021.

Tune into today's top stories: Trump lashes out over Doha, Iron Beam fully operational

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

Qatar says it is pursuing legal action against Israel at ICC

Qatari State Minister Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi announced in a post on X on Wednesday that Qatar was pursuing legal avenues to "respond to the Israeli aggression against the State of Qat

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court building in The Hague: The ICC has no viable plan to bring to justice the Hamas leaders who conceived the mega-atrocity in Israel, or the terrorist organization’s supporters who slaughtered 1,200 civilians and seized 251 people as hostages on October 7, 2023

Netanyahu to alter flight path to US over ICC, political concerns - exclusive

Netanyahu will fly to the US next week with a smaller delegation, as his flight aboard the Wing of Zion avoids airspace tied to ICC-related political tensions.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
The official airplane of the Prime Minister Wing of Zion is seen parked at the Ben Gurion Airport on October 20, 2020

Netanyahu: ICC prosecutor used Israel warrants to dodge sexual assault scandal

Netanyahu accused ICC prosecutor Karim Khan of issuing false arrest warrants and thanked the US for sanctioning the court over its actions.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is under investigation after two seperate complaints of rape and sexual assault by former staff.

Chief ICC prosecutor faces additional sexual misconduct accusation - report

A former intern says Khan made repeated unwanted advances in 2009, as a UN watchdog reportedly investigates multiple misconduct claims against the ICC prosecutor.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan over a back drop of the ICC.

Israel-Brazil relations wither as Lula gov't refuses to approve Israeli ambassador

Israel's decision to withdraw the application for an ambassador came after Brazil refused to approve Gali Dagan as the new ambassador from Israel.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Israel probably missed chance to flip narrative at ICC, but still has chance at ICJ - analysis

The volatile mix of politics and law is always a piece of international court cases, but when cases are on the fence, the impact of that mix looms larger.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Pro-Palestinian activists record Israeli nationals attacked and hospitalized - report

The Center for Information and Documentation Israel filed a legal complaint after the recordings became known.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch police patrol after riots in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 11, 2024.