ICC gives Israel a month to ask for war crimes probe delay
By AFP – Mar 21,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Atef Yussef Hanaysheh, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers, during his funeral in the village […]
ICC must investigate Israeli war crimes, human rights groups say
More than 40 countries including the US and Israel refuse to join and reject the ICC’s authority because of investigations into Israel’s military policies. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/rtewv After Trump […]
Hamas says Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes ‘a war crime’
International February 23, 2021 The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says what Israel is doing in demolishing Palestinian homes and displacing women and children is “a war crime” that can be […]
No justice, no peace: ICC ruling on Israeli war crimes
Source: Daily Sabah By Najla Shahwan, who is a Palestinian author, researcher and freelance journalist; recipient of two prizes from the Palestinian Union of Writers The International Criminal Court (ICC) […]
Israeli officials working in overdrive to thwart ICC probe into possible war crimes
In a video released over the weekend, Netanyahu called the Israeli crimes in questions “fake war crimes,” and accused the court of specifically targeting Israel. Netanyahu promised Israelis that as […]
Some reflections on the International Criminal Court decision on its territorial jurisdiction Palestine
BY FRANÇOIS DUBUISSON FEBRUARY 6, 2021 VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, JULY 23, 2014 IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS. (PHOTO: ENFOQUE DERECHO) It is an understatement to say that the […]
ICC clears way for war crimes probe of Israeli actions
JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Feb. 5, 2021 FILE – In this Tuesday Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. […]
Lethal airstrikes in Yemen ‘left off’ confidential UK record
Ministers under pressure to say why attacks involving civilian casualties have been excluded from log of alleged humanitarian breaches Shoes and slippers belonging to victims of a Saudi-led airstrike at […]
‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
An Iraqi man rides a bicycle passing by a remains of a car, burnt after Blackwater guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. (File/AFP) […]
Australian ‘war crimes’: Elite troops killed Afghan civilians, report finds
Australian ‘war crimes’: Elite troops killed Afghan civilians, report finds Published1 hour ago Related Topics War in Afghanistan (2001-present) media captionDr Rodger Shanahan speaks about the culture in the ranks (Footage courtesy of ABC’s Four Corners) There is “credible evidence” that Australian elite soldiers unlawfully killed 39 people during the […]
Looking back to the 2006 Israel – Lebanon war: IDF Commander: We Fired More Than a Million Cluster Bombs in Lebanon
Phosphorous and cluster bombs heavily used; unexploded munitions litter wide area of Lebanon. Meron Rappaport Published on 11.09.2006 “What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in […]
Mass grave of Palestinians killed by Israel in 1948 found
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Proposing Daryl Davis as a Peace Maker for Palestinians and Israel, for he attends KKK rallies, despite being black How […]
Israel preparing for the worst in ICC war crimes investigation
RAMZY BAROUD July 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/cwqgt Benny Gantz, right, and Benjamin Netanyahu attend a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem, November 10, 2019. (Reuters) When International Criminal Court (ICC) […]
Israel Drafts Secret List of Hundreds of Officials Who May Stand Trial at International Court
Ahead of the ICC’s decision on whether to investigate suspected war crimes in the territories, a list of 200 to 300 officials was compiled, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and […]
The Guardian view on Trump and the international criminal court: an attack on human rights Editorial
US sanctions are an appalling attempt to thwart an ICC investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan ‘The Trump administration is imposing sanctions not on those who commit atrocities, but on […]
Given the vacuum of moral responsibility across the Middle East, who can trivialise the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu?
Source: Independent UK We pick and choose who we want to stand trial among the leaders across the region – but the law is something that binds us all, writes […]
I was abused by the US in Afghanistan and am still detained in Guantanamo Bay – the ICC are right to hold them to account
if the United States will not allow its own people to be subject to the rule of law in such cases, how can others be held to account? Ahmed Rabbani […]
Senior ICC judges authorise Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Thu 5 Mar 2020 Fatou Bensouda, the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, […]
Saudi Arabia wants Israeli forces to be held accountable
Source: Arab News Riyadh reiterates support to UN initiatives for peace RIYADH: The Cabinet on Tuesday called on the international community to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people against […]
Opinion: The IDF Spokesman Announces: Continue to Shoot Palestinian Children
Gideon Levy Feb 09, 2020 HAARETZ.COM Israeli soldiers shoot children. Sometimes they wound them and sometimes they kill them. Sometimes the children wind up brain dead, sometimes disabled. […]
