Genocide

Israel to file UEFA complaint against Ireland over coach's 'genocide' remarks

The complaint was also expected to address the treatment of Israeli journalists during press conferences before and after the two countries' Nations League matches.

The UEFA Nations League soccer match between Israel and the Republic of Ireland at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary, September 27, 2026.
Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay (R) speaks next to member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territor

'Legitimazes Jihad': Foreign Ministry slams UN report accusing Israel of genocide

A view shows the conical temple roofs, courtyards and pilgrims at the Lalish sanctuary during the Jama'i festival in Lalish, Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on October 10, 2026; Illustrative.

Fourteen years after genocide, Yazidis may see stability in Iraq - analysis

Children use a flashlight as they go to play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026.

Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, says Ukraine FM


My Word: The Nobel non-Peace Prize - opinion

With winners like Navi Pillay, world peace and justice are the losers.

NOBEL PEACE Center director Kjersti Flogstad and Norwegian Nobel Committee head Jorgen Watne Frydnes talk with this year’s Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay via video link at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, on October 10, 2026.

Holocaust memory compels us to reject false genocide claims and face Gaza’s agony - opinion

Whatever position one takes on the issue, the nature of Holocaust memory is in crisis.

A Jew is arrested by German soldiers in April 1943 after the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto during WW2. When the Nazis set up the ghetto in 1940, it held more than 300 000 Jews. Two years later most of them has either died from starvation or disease or been carted off to an extermination camp.

Genocide accusations against Israel are 'despicable lie,' Knesset Speaker Ohana says

Addressing European parliamentary leaders, Ohana rejected genocide allegations against Israel, accused world leaders of hypocrisy, and invoked the Holocaust and the October 7 massacre.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks at the Council of Europe, October 15, 2026.

Netanyahu reveals direct call with Syrian President Sharaa, claims he stopped Druze massacres

"It was a very short, very sharp conversation, and the massacre was stopped," Netanyahu said. He added: "There is still work to be done; I cannot reveal everything."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.

My relative defined ‘genocide,’ honoring him means scrutinizing Pillay’s Israel findings - opinion

War crimes and crimes against humanity are grave crimes in their own right. Genocide is not a measure of whose suffering matters most.

International lawyer Raphael Lemkin helped draft the Genocide Convention, which maps out prevention and punishment for the crime of genocide.

Jewish writer barred from London group over Zionist beliefs, UKLFI warns of Equality Act breach

Although UKLFI warned the venue directors that canceling the event could also constitute unlawful discrimination, directors Marion Zoelle and Uroš Dežutelj rejected the accusations.

Joshua Rinkoff.

Hamas praises Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay over genocide allegations against Israel

Hamas used Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win to renew demands for international legal action against Israeli officials, citing her commission's findings on the Gaza war.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 13, 2026.

'We will honor all our martyrs': Hundreds march through Toronto to mark three years since October 7

The protest was largely peaceful. Toronto police said that one individual was arrested after being recognized by officers as someone wanted in connection with an unrelated incident.

Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026

Tens of thousands march across European cities as pro-Palestinian rallies mark three years of war

“Today we’re marching for Palestine in London to mark three years of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people and demand our government go further to sanction Israel for its crimes."

Protesters attend the "United for Palestine" demonstration in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2026.

Unproven genocide claims are used as weapons to fuel antisemitism, isolate Israel - opinion

The charge of genocide against Israel has become a powerful tool for its critics, with consequences reaching far beyond the Gaza war.

Democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press about rising gas prices outside a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 22, 2026.