International Criminal Court

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.

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).
IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

IDF defends mass tree removal in West Bank following repeat terror incidents

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025

'For truth and justice': Netanyahu praises Rubio, US for sanctions on four ICC judges

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

Hostage families sue ICC prosecutor, allege court has become 'branch of Hamas'


HRF files complaint with ICC against IDF chief, others, over 'deliberate' killing of Anas Al-Sharif

HRF and PCHR said the killing was not "just another tragedy in a long war on the press" but a "clear-cut criminal act — a war crime and part of a broader genocidal campaign."

Anas Al-Sharif, terrorist killed by the IDF.

UN's Francesca Albanese loses 'blue check' verification on X amid coming US sanctions

This came days after UN Watch submitted a legal appeal to the owner of X, Elon Musk. The appeal called on the company to remove Albanese's check mark following her designation under US sanctions.

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, at an Emergency Conference of States, hosted by Colombia and South Africa, to discuss measures against Israel, in Bogota, Colombia, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

Israeli defense may falter at world court as starvation claims dominate global discourse - analysis

After the April win for Israel at the ICC, it did not need to be this way.

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Belgian prosecutor refers case of two IDF soldiers to ICC following Tomorrowland arrest

Hind Rajab accused the soldiers of participating in “the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza and in carrying out mass atrocities against the Palestinian population.”

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's ICC lawyer denounces Hezbollah assassination plot against him in France - report

French authorities opened an investigation following suspicions of a plot to assassinate French lawyer Olivier Pardo, who represents Netanyahu at the ICC.

 A person wearing the Hezbollah flag draped over his shoulders looks on during the public funeral ceremony for late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, in Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, February 23 2025

Netherlands lists Israel as threatening state actor alongside Iran, Russia, Turkey

The National Coordinator for Terrorism and Security (NCTV) report, released on July 17, lists Israel as one of the countries that aims to "control public opinion and political decision making."

An illustration showing the flags of the Netherlands (L) and Israel (R).

ICC convicts two militia leaders of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic

Judges said Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a former football executive, and militia commander Alfred Yekatom helped to lead a campaign of violence against Muslim civilians.

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

Israel, ICC prosecutor have third fight over 'State of Palestine' war crimes probes

Unlike prior rounds of debate on these issues which took a year or more, it appears that the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber will try to reach a decision within several months at most.

(L-R): International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

"The have specifically targeted girls and women by reason of their gender, depriving them of fundamental rights and freedoms," the ICC said.

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023

Antisemitic blood libels are threatening the lives of Diaspora Jews – opinion

After centuries of blood libel cases, history is repeating itself with recent attacks in Washington DC and Boulder.

 SIMON OF TRENT blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s ‘Weltchronik,’ 1493.

Trump administration imposes sanctions on ICC judges, US Treasury says

Washington designated Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.

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