INTERNATIONAL

Unlike with the ICC, an ICJ action brought by state signatories to the Genocide Convention would have immediacy and force Israel to cease its brutal assault on Gaza’s civilians Pro-Palestinian supporters gather for a vigil in Columbus Circle in New York City on 29 November, 2023 (AFP) Armed conflicts are nasty, ruthless and, often, long and peculiarly intractable. This is especially …

No, Israel does not have the ‘right’ to ‘defend itself’ against a population living under its occupation. Tafi Mhaka Al Jazeera columnist Published On 1 Dec 20231 Dec 2023 Putting Israel’s real and imagined “rights” at the centre of any discussion and action on Israel-Palestine, even when Israel is actively massacring Palestinian women and children in their thousands, is part …

Israeli spies are preparing to assassinate Hamas leaders living in Lebanon, Türkiye, and Qatar once the war with the militant group is over in Gaza, officials have told the Wall Street Journal. The operation was reportedly planned more than a month ago, but postponed so that hostage negotiations could take place. The Israeli intelligence services began drawing up plans for …

Abu Obaida Izz Ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, during a news conference in Gaza City on September 30, 2009 [MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images]   by Dr Mohammad Makram Balawi What is happening in the Mediterranean has brought back bad memories in Arab minds. America, with the help of Britain, France and Germany, the historical enemies of Arabs, …

Muhammad Nezzal, a 16-year-old teen from Jenin exposed the maltreatment he was subjected to at Negev prison. Nezzal was beaten brutally several times and was released with a broken hand and a broken finger. He was a subject of medical neglect as they didn’t cast his broken hand until he was released to the Red Cross. He reports a cellmate …

American and European leaders must disentangle themselves from Israel’s outsized influence – or risk an even bigger catastrophe in the days ahead   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pictured in New York on 20 September 2023 (AFP) Israeli occupation is not limited to Palestine. The response from western elites to Israel’s ongoing massacre in Gaza shows how Tel Aviv is also occupying the …