International Criminal Court

Trump says US campaign against ICC is aimed at protecting Netanyahu, others

Trump linked the US push against the ICC to efforts to protect Netanyahu, while Rubio said American service members could also be at risk.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

'We have special forces protection': Netanyahu tells Hannity he's not afraid of ICC arrest warrants

Netanyahu downplayed the risk of countries enforcing ICC arrest warrants placed on him, implying that IDF Special Forces would protect or rescue him.

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Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain, suspected of having committed war crimes in Darfur, Sudan arrived voluntarily this morning at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, on June 17, 2010.

ICC ends war crimes case against former Darfur rebel leader Abdallah Banda

The prosecution said the evidence against Banda had deteriorated over time since the charges were confirmed over a decade ago in 2011.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an unknown location, in this still image taken from handout video released July 21, 2026.

Mamdani promised to arrest Netanyahu. Now, he retreats on campaign promise he can't keep - comment

His discovery that the arrest is not legally doable should not come as a surprise; Legal experts have consistently cast doubt on the legality of Mamdani's promise.

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Israeli defense may falter at world court as starvation claims dominate global discourse - analysis

After the April win for Israel at the ICC, it did not need to be this way.

AUGUST 3, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Belgian prosecutor refers case of two IDF soldiers to ICC following Tomorrowland arrest

Hind Rajab accused the soldiers of participating in “the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza and in carrying out mass atrocities against the Palestinian population.”

JULY 31, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
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

Netanyahu's ICC lawyer denounces Hezbollah assassination plot against him in France - report

French authorities opened an investigation following suspicions of a plot to assassinate French lawyer Olivier Pardo, who represents Netanyahu at the ICC.

JULY 29, 2025ByMAARIV
A person wearing the Hezbollah flag draped over his shoulders looks on during the public funeral ceremony for late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, in Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, February 23 2025

Netherlands lists Israel as threatening state actor alongside Iran, Russia, Turkey

The National Coordinator for Terrorism and Security (NCTV) report, released on July 17, lists Israel as one of the countries that aims to "control public opinion and political decision making."

JULY 27, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
An illustration showing the flags of the Netherlands (L) and Israel (R).

ICC convicts two militia leaders of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic

Judges said Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a former football executive, and militia commander Alfred Yekatom helped to lead a campaign of violence against Muslim civilians.

JULY 24, 2025ByREUTERS
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

Israel, ICC prosecutor have third fight over 'State of Palestine' war crimes probes

Unlike prior rounds of debate on these issues which took a year or more, it appears that the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber will try to reach a decision within several months at most.

JULY 10, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
(L-R): International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

"The have specifically targeted girls and women by reason of their gender, depriving them of fundamental rights and freedoms," the ICC said.

JULY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023

Antisemitic blood libels are threatening the lives of Diaspora Jews – opinion

After centuries of blood libel cases, history is repeating itself with recent attacks in Washington DC and Boulder.

JUNE 7, 2025ByCOOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN
SIMON OF TRENT blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s ‘Weltchronik,’ 1493.

Trump administration imposes sanctions on ICC judges, US Treasury says

Washington designated Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.

JUNE 5, 2025ByREUTERS, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

Leadership changes, potential new charges: What's next for the ICC and Israel? - analysis

For the time being, the ICC Prosecution and Israel have their hands full with fighting another round over whether the ICC has jurisdiction over Israelis.

JUNE 5, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).