International Court of Justice

IDF legal chief to issue key rulings on Gaza war crimes allegations in coming weeks - exclusive

MILITARY AFFAIRS: The Jerusalem Post has learned that Itay Offir will soon announce decisions on the World Central Kitchen and International Red Crescent cases.

IDF MILITARY ADVOCATE GENERAL Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir seen speaking at the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Eilat, May 2026.
Exterior view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

It’s Dreyfus, not Eichmann: Israel is misreading the int'l case against it - opinion

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

UN backs world court climate opinion, Israel, US among few to oppose


The ICJ is using a political escape routes to avoid calling Israel out on apartheid - opinion

The legal caution exercised by the ICJ on the most critical issues – such as avoiding the declaration that the occupation itself is illegal.

 A VIEW of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron: The ICJ refrained from explicitly declaring the Israeli occupation itself as illegal, the writer notes.

The ICJ parrots political clichés to generate the fiction of Palestinian statehood - opinion

The ICJ is deliberately ignoring Israel’s long-recognized and legitimate historical and legal claims to the areas.

 NAWAF SALAM, president of the International Court of Justice, speaks at in The Hague. The writer notes that the court is deliberately ignoring Israel’s legitimate historical and legal claims to the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

US criticizes ICJ opinion that Israeli 'occupation' of Palestinian territories is illegal

In February, the US defended Israel's military "occupation" and argued to the World Court that Israel faced “very real security needs.”

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod, in Ashdod, Israel, May 1, 2024.

ICJ sips espresso while Tel Aviv coffee shops burn: A tale of legal myopia - comment

Israeli settlements act as crucial buffers against the kind of aggressions that tend to happen when your neighbors aren't exactly sending you fruit baskets.

 ICJ President Judge Nawaf Salam

Israeli leaders slam ICJ's call for end to 'illegal' activities in Palestinian territories

The ICJ's decision led to new accusations that the UN court is 'antisemitic', 'one-sided' and would consider Israel an 'occupier' regardless of its actions and the reality of the situation.

Delegates attend a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the Hague-based court by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

Israel finally weighs state probe to block ICC–is it too late? - analysis

If Israel waits until all the countries have filed on the issue, it may find itself once again “suddenly” rudely surprised by the ICC.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Israel finally weighing state inquiry to block ICC – but will it be too late? - exclusive

If Israel waits until all the countries have filed on the issue, it may find itself once again “suddenly” rudely surprised by the ICC deciding against it before it has time to announce an inquiry.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Israel should indict Iran at ICJ for plotting to destroy the Jewish state - opinion

The purpose of an Israeli complaint against Iran at the ICJ would create an international atmosphere that will enable people around the world to better understand the threats Israel is facing.

 IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN Amir Saeid Iravani addresses delegates at the General Assembly. He has warned that if Israel embarks on a ‘full-scale military aggression’ in Lebanon against Hezbollah, ‘an obliterating war will ensue.’

Ex-chief justice: Gov't attack on judiciary paved way for ICC, ICJ war crimes charges

Netanyahu opposes state probe out of concern that diving deep into his failings would undermine his continued ability to serve as prime minister.

 Deputy Attorney General for International Law Gilad Noam, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman and legal adviser of the Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham look on at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

IDF chief lawyer gives no timeline for 70 criminal probes

Last month, the IDF military advocate general announced that she is probing over 70 cases of alleged criminal wrongdoing by soldiers during the war.

 YIFAT TOMER-YERUSHALMI – she had to deal with terrorists, suicide bombings, large numbers of murder cases at the same time, thousands of administrative detention cases and thousands of soldiers being stationed constantly in the West Bank and Gaza – both as a lawyer and then as a judge.