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South Africa’s ICJ delay request may ease pressure on Israel - analysis

South Africa’s request for an 18 month extension could delay further ICJ hearings in its genocide case against Israel until 2029 or 2030.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.
Right now, is the story of Israeli public diplomacy in a single sentence: Israel is not even in the game.

Israel is losing the information war, one wrong appointment at a time - opinion

That is the point. Israel didn’t try. It rarely does. And that, right now, is the story of Israeli public diplomacy in a single sentence: Israel is not even in the game. The question is why.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
A general view of the court on the day the International Court of Justice is due to rule on a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to stop exporting weapons to Israel and to reverse its decision to stop funding UNRWA, the Hague, Netherlands, April 23, 2024.

Germany pulls support for Israel in ICJ genocide case, battling accusations of aiding Israel

“We are now ourselves part of a contentious case before the ICJ and have therefore decided not to make use of this option,” said foreign ministry spokesperson Josef Hinterseher.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
A view from the public hearing at the International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, the Hague, Netherlands, April 29, 2025.

US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case

The US said in a formal filing that the claim of genocide was “false” and part of a broader campaign “to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people and to justify or encourage terrorism."

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Israel must ensure basic needs in Gaza are met, says World Court

The ICJ also stated that Israel did not provide sufficient proof of Hamas's involvement in UNRWA.

OCTOBER 22, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN, REUTERS
A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

World Court to give opinion on Israel's obligations to allow aid to Palestinians

In April this year, lawyers for the United Nations and Palestinian representatives at the ICJ accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza between March and May.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
A PROTESTER draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign near the International Court of Justice in The Hague, in May. Taken all the way to the ICJ, the defamation accusation against Israel fell flat when no one could effectively or credibly prosecute the case for such an outlandish assertion

Canada’s Carney says he would uphold ICC warrant if Netanyahu were to enter country

Canadian PM Mark Carney says he’d arrest Netanyahu if he enters Canada, supporting the ICC warrant and accusing Israel of blocking a Palestinian state.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a press conference after meeting with provincial and territorial leaders at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 21, 2025.

If war is over, what happens with ICC, ICJ cases against Israel? - analysis

With a war-ending deal on the table, the future of the ICC and ICJ proceedings against Netanyahu and Gallant is uncertain.

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court building in The Hague: The ICC has no viable plan to bring to justice the Hamas leaders who conceived the mega-atrocity in Israel, or the terrorist organization’s supporters who slaughtered 1,200 civilians and seized 251 people as hostages on October 7, 2023

Brazil joins South Africa's genocide case at ICJ against Israel

The move is largely symbolic, signifying only that whatever construction emerges from the court's eventual judgment will be equally binding upon Brazil.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

South Africa is not its government: The other side Israel does not know about - opinion

In South Africa, there is a stark gap between the government’s stance on Israel and the people’s state of mind.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025ByAKIVA SPIEGELMAN
THE WRITER meets children in Soweto. He describes unimaginable poverty in such townships, and decades-long stagnation among disadvantaged populations.

New study debunks Gaza genocide claims, finds flaws in UN, int'l reporting on war

Researchers also propose a new methodological framework to ensure crucial fact-finding missions in ongoing conflicts can continue their work while resisting political and media-driven narratives.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByJACOB LAZNIK
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in a tent camp, as Israeli forces escalate operations around Gaza City, in Gaza City, September 2, 2025.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, global scholars association says

The move comes amid proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where South Africa is pursuing a case against Israel under the Genocide Convention.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
PALESTINIANS WHO fled Rafah, after the IDF began evacuating civilians ahead of a threatened assault, travel in Khan Yunis in 2024.

Israel probably missed chance to flip narrative at ICC, but still has chance at ICJ - analysis

The volatile mix of politics and law is always a piece of international court cases, but when cases are on the fence, the impact of that mix looms larger.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

ICJ seat goes to Jordan's UN Ambassador Mahmoud Hmoud

Jordanian diplomat Mahmoud Hmoud was elected to serve on the ICJ, filling the vacancy left by Nawaf Salam of Lebanon.

MAY 28, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds a hearing to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's 'occupation' of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 19, 2024.