International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024 | Lt. Col. Geoffrey Corn (ret.), Orde Kittrie

Blinken’s careless spin is encouraging terrorists to put more civilians in danger

Excerpt President Joe Biden was right to condemn as “outrageous” Monday’s decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to submit arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and...

May 20, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Defund ICC’s ‘kangaroo court’ as it wages anti-Israel lawfare

The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court on Monday exposed itself as a deeply antisemitic and politicized institution that ignores facts and jurisdiction to conduct lawfare against democracies...

May 20, 2024 | |

Israel and U.S. Outraged by ICC Warrant Applications for Israeli Leaders

Israel reacted with outrage to International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement on May 20 that his office is requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime...

May 14, 2024 | |

Blinken’s Report to Congress Highlights Israel’s Robust Law of War Compliance Framework

The State Department’s May 10 report to Congress indicated that it could not conclude that Israel was violating international humanitarian law with U.S.-provided weapons in its...

May 6, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

The ICC Had Better Be Ready to Reap the Whirlwind

Biden thought an olive branch would keep the court within its jurisdictional bounds. He was wrong.

May 2, 2024 | |

Turkey Poised to Join South Africa’s Genocide Lawsuit Against Israel at ICJ

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on May 1 that Turkey plans to join South Africa’s genocide complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice...

May 1, 2024 | |

U.S. Legislators Push Back Against Possible ICC Warrants for Israeli Officials

In response to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague could soon issue arrest warrants for one or more senior Israeli officials, Speaker of the U.S. House...

April 30, 2024 | Orde Kittrie |

Possible arrest warrants for Israeli leaders expose the utter perversity of the International Criminal Court

The perversity of targeting Israeli leaders for justly attempting, as any other nation would, to free the hostages and prevent future Hamas atrocities is precisely why two decades of US presidents, from...

April 28, 2024 | |

Egypt Seeks Hostage Negotiations Breakthrough  

Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met his Israeli counterpart David Barnea on April 26 to continue deadlocked negotiations over a potential deal to free the hostages still in Hamas captivity...

April 22, 2024 | |

Israeli Officials Hold Emergency Meeting to Discuss Possible ICC Arrest Warrants

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held an emergency meeting with advisors on April 18, in response to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the...

March 18, 2024 | Toby Dershowitz, Max Friedman

Friends in Low Places? Behind South Africa’s New Genocide Case Against Israel

Shortly before South Africa accused Israel in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in its post-Oct. 7 counteroffensive against Hamas, the South African ruling party, the African National...

January 8, 2024 | Tzvi Kahn, Toby Dershowitz

Canada Must Impose Consequences on Iran for Downing Flight PS752

Today marks the fourth anniversary of Iran’s downing of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, killing all 176 people on board, including 85 Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The milestone...

November 21, 2023 | Ivana Stradner, Spencer Finley

The CSTO: With Friends Like the Kremlin, Who Needs Enemies?

Armenia’s snubbing of the latest Moscow-led summit may be the first indication that Russia’s allies are beginning to realize that the glue that binds is past its sell-by date.

November 21, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

The unmaking of the United Nations

How the U.N. became the handmaiden of terrorists

May 4, 2023 | Tzvi Kahn |

Canada must seek justice for victims of Flight PS752

Tehran says it is exacting justice for the victims of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, which Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down in January 2020 as it took off from...

March 23, 2023 | John Hardie |

Xi, Putin Visit Light on Support for Russia’s Invasion

Putin Hosts Xi for State Visit Days after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest, Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a state visit. The event marked a diplomatic...

March 7, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s Crimes Against Humanity Under ICC Spotlight

Turkey is facing difficult times, really difficult times. The numerous earthquakes which struck ten provinces in the southeastern part of the country killed tens of thousands, made 1.25 million homeless...

February 24, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer, Joe Truzman

Why the West Bank is in chaos

Palestinian terrorism in Israel is on the rise. Daily headlines convey a steady stream of stabbings, vehicular attacks, and other forms of violence. Few expect the media to be fair, much less balanced....

November 23, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Why sic the FBI on the IDF?

The shut-and-open case of Shireen Abu Akleh

November 17, 2022 | |

Abu Akleh Investigation Conflicts With Prior Assessment, Increases Risk for U.S. Military

Israeli officials this week confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation into the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. The Palestinian-American journalist tragically died last May during an Israeli military counter-terror operation targeting Iran-sponsored Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the West Bank city of Jenin. Israel has increased counter-terror operations in the West Bank in response to Tehran’s attempt to stoke violence. The Justice Department investigation, which appears to conflict with a previous U.S. government assessment that Israeli forces likely struck Abu Akleh unintentionally, could put U.S. and Israeli troops and other officials at increased risk for international investigations.