Category Archives: International Humanitarian Law
Israeli Settlements and International Law
Israeli Settlements and International Law Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Nov 2015 Attempts to present Jewish settlement in West Bank territory (ancient Judea and Samaria) as illegal and “colonial” in nature ignores the complexity of this issue, the history … Continue reading
The Smotrich Plan – A Step in the Right Direction, but…
September 15, 2017 12:10 pm 0 by Martin Sherman “I am not talking here about cruel expulsion or the flooding of countries with penniless refugees. The emigration we are talking about is planned, willing, and based on a desire for … Continue reading
In Meeting with Red Cross President, Netanyahu Slams Hamas’ ‘Unbelievable Cruelty’
United With Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday in Jerusalem with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer and discussed with him the fate of three Israeli civilians and the remains of two IDF soldiers … Continue reading
Watch: Netanyahu opens new school year blasting Palestinian brainwashing
Watch Netanyahu youtube video By Yocheved Laufer / September 4, 2017 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uploaded a video to his official YouTube account on Sunday saying that Palestinian “children should be taught to love and respect, not to hate and … Continue reading
Israel grants asylum to persecuted Iranian journalist
World Israel News August 6, 2017 An Iranian journalist threatened with the death penalty in her home country has found refuge in Israel. Iranian Nada Amin, a journalist whom the Islamic Republic is persecuting for her views, has been granted … Continue reading
Amnesty Int’l: No justification for PA violently storming peaceful protest
Jpost – Arab Israeli Conflict By Adam Rasgon March 14, 2017 A senior Amnesty International official sharply criticized the Palestinian Authority security forces on Monday for violently cracking down on a protest in front of a Ramallah courthouse earlier this … Continue reading
Syrian government accused of carrying out mass prisoner hangings
By Reuters 6/02/2017 BEIRUT – The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the executions took place … Continue reading
Deputy AG: ‘You can’t pick and choose which parts of int’l law you like on W. Bank’
Jpost Israel News – Politics and Diplomacy By Yonah Jeremy Bob 06 February 2017 THE SETTLEMENT of Efrat in Gush Etzion The Knesset cannot pick and choose which parts of international law it likes and which it does not regarding … Continue reading
WHY ARE THESE TERRITORIES DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER TERRITORIES?
Watch PANEL 4 Discussion WHY ARE THESE TERRITORIES DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER TERRITORIES? THE LAW, JUDEA, SAMARIA AND GAZA MODERATOR: AMIT SEGAL – Correspondent, Israel Channel 2 PROF. RACHEL VANLANDINGHAM – Former Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, Southwestern Law School … Continue reading
Netanyahu: Israel is looking to absorb injured Syrians from Aleppo
Jpost – Benjamin Netanyahu By HERB KEINON \12/20/2016 At the same time, he said, Israel will not let the Syrian war or aggression from Syria “spillover into our territory.” Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo credit:REUTERS) The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday began exploring … Continue reading
