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‘What use is this court if it can’t stop the war?’ Gazans react to ICJ ruling
Many Palestinians in Gaza feel dismayed by the ICJ’s failure to demand a ceasefire, fearing its provisional measures will do little to halt the bloodshed.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
and
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
February 9, 2024
ICJ case ‘opens new era between the Global North and South,’ says UN expert
Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese discusses South Africa’s charge of genocide in Gaza and the power struggle playing out in the legal arena.
By
Alba Nabulsi
January 23, 2024
Israel’s right to tyranny
In justifying the violent unraveling of Gaza as ‘self-defense,’ Western capitals have once again signed off on Israelis’ license to act like despots.
By
Amjad Iraqi
January 17, 2024
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In Gaza, Israel has turned water into a weapon of mass destruction
By denying Palestinians safe water since the war began, Israel has created an unparalleled health crisis and risks causing irreversible ecological damage.
By
Nancy Murray
and
Amahl Bishara
January 16, 2024
Will the ICJ find Israel guilty of genocide?
Attorney Michael Sfard outlines what could play out as the world’s top court decides if and how to intervene in Israel’s war on Gaza.
By
Meron Rapoport
January 11, 2024
After backlash, conference drops Israeli archeologist for settlement university ties
Archeologists criticized the participation of two Ariel University scholars at the international event, citing illegality of excavations on occupied territory.
By
Oren Ziv
May 28, 2023
After years of diplomatic inertia, what can the ICJ offer Palestinians?
The UN’s vote to request a ruling on the occupation is an indictment of the failure to hold Israel accountable — and carries risks and opportunities alike.
By
Hugh Lovatt
January 1, 2023
Exile of Palestinian lawyer reignites struggle over France’s Israel policy
Israel's expulsion of Salah Hammouri has energized France's Palestine solidarity movement — but backlash is spurring antisemitism smears.
By
Deborah Leter
December 29, 2022
A soldier is not a civilian
By blurring the line between combatants and civilians, Israel justifies its repression of Palestinians — and decries all resistance to it as “terrorism.”
By
Orly Noy
September 6, 2022
‘Equality’ is finally breaching Washington’s debate on Israel-Palestine
A policy paper centering equal rights for both peoples marks a radical break from the Israel-centric discourse of mainstream U.S. think tanks.
By
Mitchell Plitnick
May 6, 2021
International law sides with Palestinian refugees. But can it solve their plight?
A new book dives into the myriad laws that protect Palestinian refugees and their right of return. Its proposed solution, though, may be hard to swallow.
By
Sam Bahour
May 2, 2021
Why does international support for the ICC stop at Palestine?
By opposing an investigation in the occupied territories, powerful states are contradicting their own positions on the ICC simply to protect a political ally.
By
Matt Cannock
and
Solomon Sacco
April 16, 2021
‘An illegitimate regime’: How a top rights group shed Israeli myths to recognize apartheid
In an exclusive interview, human rights lawyer Michael Sfard explains what led Yesh Din to charge Israel with the crime of apartheid in the West Bank.
By
Amjad Iraqi
July 9, 2020
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