ISTANBUL (AA) – A seasoned lawyer renowned for his success in genocide cases at the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) sees a high possibility of South Africa winning its case against Israel, an outcome he believes will entail serious consequences. The ICJ, the UN’s top court also known as the World Court, will start […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has decided to appear before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend itself against the genocide crime case filed by South Africa. According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the decision was taken following intensive discussions between Israeli top officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli officials are on edge as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) faces mounting pressure to charge Israel with genocide in the Gaza Strip following a petition by South Africa, reported the Israeli media. “A senior legal expert has warned IDF (Israeli army) brass, including Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi, that there ...
TULKAREM CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian doctor on Wednesday said an Israeli soldier stabbed an injured Palestinian in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. Speaking to the media, Radwan Blaibla, head of Tulkarem Medical Syndicate, said the Israeli army stopped ambulances that were transferring injured Palestinians from the Nour Shams ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s top court on Monday upheld the legality of legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region of its standing as a state as well as its special status. “We hold the exercise of presidential power to issue constitutional ord...
ISTANBUL (AA): Israel is using a “dehumanization” strategy to justify its attacks on civilian areas in Gaza following the surprise attack by Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, according to an Israeli professor of international law and human rights. Neve Gordon, a member of the Faculty of Law at Queen Mary University ...
NEW YORK (AA) – Professor Norman Finkelstein has described the attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza as “a horror of the highest magnitude” and said, “Israel always denies responsibility.” The political scientist spoke to the media about the attack on the hospital and developments in the region since Octo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A total of 1,264 Palestinians are currently held by Israel in administrative detention, UN special coordinator for the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, said Wednesday. The number, according to the UN envoy, is the highest in over a decade. “Israeli security forces carried out 1,042 search-and-arrest operations in the West B...
All three bills will now be enrolled to Governor Gavin Newsom, whose signature would declare the bills law SACRAMENTO, California – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) has praised the adoption of three bills in the California legislature. The CAIR had proposed and backed these bills. These bills ...
Judge François Dadour asked potential jurors if they had any preconceived notions about accused’s race or religion MONTREAL, Canada – A Montreal Superior Court judge asked jurors questions about race and religion before selecting them to hear the case of Ali Ngarukiye, a Black Muslim accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police o...
