November 22, 2024

Across Israel’s political spectrum, the ICC arrest warrants draw condemnation

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan during an interview in Paris, Feb. 7, 2024. Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images. (JNS) — Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum condemned the International Criminal Court’s decision on Nov. 21 […]
November 22, 2024

“This is just who we are”: Trudeau says Canada would arrest Netanyahu

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. Credit: Sydney Phoenix/U.S. Department of Defense. by Dave Gordon (JNS) — Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, said during a press […]
November 21, 2024

ICC issues “war crimes” arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant — and a dead Hamas leader

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-minister of defense Yoav Gallant attend celebrations for Israel’s 75th Independence Day at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Akiva Van Koningsveld and Joshua Marks (JNS) — […]
November 14, 2024

Israeli officials say Hamas linked to Amsterdam pogroms

Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate on Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 2, 2021. Photo by Canaan Lidor. by Nissan Shtrauchler and Neta Bar (Israel Hayom) — Israeli intelligence officials have identified Dutch organizations with Hamas ties as the primary […]
November 12, 2024

First report on Amsterdam pogrom discusses “Israeli hooliganism”

Police officers clash with protestors during a demonstration on Dam Square on Nov. 10, 2024. Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images. (JNS) — In its first report on the mass assaults on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the […]
September 26, 2024

Islamists tell Christians in Mali: Pay us, convert or leave

Boys play soccer in Mali, Africe. Credit: Jelle Jansen/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons. by Charles Jacobs and Uzay Bulut (JNS) — An Islamist insurgency in Mali may destroy the country’s Christian communities. Recently, Islamic militants there told Christians that they must […]
July 18, 2024

Impartial? International Court head has long history of demonizing Israel

Palestinian Authority diplomat Riyad al-Maliki and members of his delegation at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Feb. 19, 2024. Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images. (UN Watch) — The president of the International Court of […]
June 1, 2024

Israel gets rare, surprising win at World Health Assembly

The fifth day of the 77th World Health Assembly, May 31, 2024. Credit: Pan American Health Organization/Creative Commons. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — Israel scored a rare and significant victory over the Arab Group at the World Health Assembly, as […]
February 19, 2024

In rare public event, Israel rebukes Brazilian diplomat, declares president unwelcome

Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Brazilian Ambassador Frederico Meyer at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, Feb. 19, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. (JNS) — Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva persona […]
April 14, 2021

Canada’s third-largest party “overwhelmingly” endorses boycotting Israel

Jagmeet Singh (center), leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party. Source: NDP/Twitter. (JNS) — Members of Canada’s progressive New Democratic Party have voted overwhelmingly to endorse a boycott against Israel during its recent party convention. At its virtual party convention on […]
February 9, 2021

International Criminal Court ruling on Israel is baseless — but dangerous

by Eytan Gilboa (BESA Center) — The decision of the International Criminal Court in The Hague last week that it has jurisdiction to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza, the West Bank, and eastern Jerusalem is baseless […]