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Dutch farmers ignite highway fires, sabotage railways ahead of state opening of parliament

ProRail said pipes had been found attached to railways in over 20 locations, mainly in rural areas in the middle and the east of the country.

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People gather on a train platform after suspected sabotage disrupted Dutch train services, in Zwolle, Netherlands, in this screengrab taken from a video released on September 15, 2026.
People stand outside the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands.

US calls for NATO allies to withdraw from Rome Statute, 'systematically dismantle' ICC - report

According to three NATO diplomats, the US administration called on member states of the alliance to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the court’s founding treaty, and end their support for it.

|ByAMIT AVITAN
Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993.

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention

Ratko Mladic, one of the most notorious figures of the Bosnian war, has died in a UN detention center in The Hague while serving a life sentence.

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Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella speaks before visiting sites damaged by Monday's earthquake, in Manizales, Colombia, August 11, 2026.

Colombia sees criticism from Arab states after recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Spanish media have already described the move as a "diplomatic crisis with Arab countries," while Colombian media have reported extensively on the wave of condemnations.

|ByELI LEON

Is the ICJ's ruling a verdict or a vindication? - opinion

Israel wasn't ordered to cease fire, but that is far from a vindication.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByIAN WOODBRIDGE
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, last Friday. ‘The ICJ has handed Israel, however unintentional it may be, a golden public relations ticket that it so desperately needs,’ the writer argues.

South Africa's chief rabbi confronts country’s banks on allegations of funding terror

Rabbi Goldstein, after ICJ ruling, pledges to hold banks accountable for funding Hamas, urges global Jewish support for Israel's self-defense and combating antisemitism.

JANUARY 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, OHAD MERLIN
Warren Goldstein, chief rabbi of South Africa.

The term 'genocide' is being misused and abused - opinion

The terms "Holocaust" and "genocide" were first used in the context of Jewish murder- and are being wielded as a weapon of antisemitism.

JANUARY 30, 2024ByMICAH HALPERN
SOUTH AFRICA’S Justice Minister Ronald Lamola attends the ruling African National Congress party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Johannesburg on Friday, after the hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The ICJ ruling is a mixed bag - editorial

The ICJ ruling requires Israel to prevent and punish any public incitement to commit genocide against Palestinians, to preserve evidence related to allegations of genocide, and to facilitate aid.

JANUARY 28, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague March 3, 2011.

ICJ badmouths Israel for 35 minutes, then Israel wins - analysis

This was about whether a global sanctions movement against Israel would get a new huge club to wield against the Jewish state.

JANUARY 26, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY legal adviser Tal Becker and British barrister Malcolm Shaw KC, who appeared on behalf of Israel, attend the International Court of Justice hearing, in The Hague.

IDF reservists arrive at Hague to support Israel amid ICJ case

‘’Hamas is using the civilians as human shields...Still, we did everything we could to avoid hurting civilians,’’ says IDF reservist who arrived at the Hague to support Israel.

JANUARY 26, 2024ByRINA BASSIST
IDF reservists stand outside The Hague as the Int'l Court of Justice will decide whether to issue provisional measures ordering Israel to end its military actions in Gaza, January 26, 2024

South Africa’s case against Israel: Both weak and dangerous - opinion

Israel is fighting for its survival on two fronts: one is military, the other is legal, and an Israeli victory on both of them is absolutely critical.

JANUARY 22, 2024ByDANIEL POMERANTZ
OUTH AFRICA’S Justice Minister Ronald Lamola speaks to the media as his country presents its case against Israel on January 11 at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Trial against Israel at the Hague showcases the absurd - editorial

The absurdity is that we need to keep defending an offensive that we didn’t want, for a war we didn’t start.

JANUARY 14, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Legal adviser to Israel's Foreign Ministry Tal Becker and British jurist Malcolm Shaw sit inside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as judges hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands January 12, 2024

South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel is just the beginning - analysis

It is hard to imagine the court accepting South Africa’s allegation that Israel carried out genocidal acts, but the court can easily issue an order for Israel to halt its military operation in Gaza.

JANUARY 13, 2024ByRINA BASSIST
Protests near the ICJ in the Hague as Israel and South Africa face each other in Gaza genocide case

African National Congress takes Israel to ICJ in The Hague - opinion

The ANC’s tenure has been catastrophic and has caused irreparable damage to our economy and international standing. 

JANUARY 12, 2024ByGILLIAN GOLDMAN
SUPPORTERS OF South Africa’s ruling African National Congress and other political parties, as well as civil society groups, protest outside the Israel Embassy in Pretoria, in October, after the outbreak of the Gaza war.