International Criminal Court

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

Without major changes in Israeli policy, the arrest warrant against Smotrich could be Israel's darkest legal hour, with cascading consequences the likes of which cannot be foreseen.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (not pictured) in Vienna, Austria, May 21, 2026.

Hungary reverses decision to leave ICC, Magyar announces

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a news conference during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 24, 2026.

US says removal of UN expert Albanese from sanctions list is not a policy change

 Nicholas Kristof at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Israel’s critics undermine real accountability with reckless accusations - opinion


Hungary, Israel share 'special relationship,' Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar says

Magyar also said that Israel was an important economic partner of Hungary, and said that he would aim for a "pragmatic relationship."

PETER MAGYAR, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2026.

ICC votes to advance disciplinary measures against prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual assault claims

In a vote on Wednesday by a core group of member states, 15 voted in favor, two abstained and four voted against moving forward with the process.

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2025.

Allegations against ICC war crimes prosecutor still under review despite report he was cleared

A memo to court staff said: "The disciplinary process before the Bureau is ongoing and remains confidential. No decisions have been taken."

 International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters about the violence in Israel and Gaza in The Hague, Netherlands October 12, 2023

US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case

The US said in a formal filing that the claim of genocide was “false” and part of a broader campaign “to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people and to justify or encourage terrorism."

A view from the public hearing at the International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, the Hague, Netherlands, April 29, 2025.

Israel brief to ICJ rejecting genocide claims likely delayed by Iran war

The ICJ had given Israel several extensions over the last year to file the brief, with the most recent extension being until March 12.

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Iranian opposition orgs. urge ICC probe into regime's alleged crimes against humanity

Legal analysts cited in Western coverage say the ICC faces jurisdictional challenges because Iran is not a member of the Rome Statute.

Iranian Protesters gather around burning cars near a masque while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 8, 2026.

In Davos, Herzog calls for ICC measures against Netanyahu, Gallant to be lifted

Speaking Tuesday in Davos after arriving for the World Economic Forum, Herzog raised the issue in a meeting with United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock.

President Isaac Herzog meets with President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025

Wikipedia's Israel page now unequivocally states Jewish state is 'committing genocide'

The edit was made on December 11 and has not been reversed since, despite extensive discussion between editors. The section appears at the end of the third paragraph in the top section of the page.

 Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

Israel lost another ICC war crimes battle, but not the war – what's next? - analysis

What battles did Israel lose, and what cards does it have left to play before a more permanent war crimes controversy disaster?

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

PMO slams ICC after court partially rejects Israeli appeal to overturn Netanyahu, Gallant arrest

In response, the Prime Minister's Office said that "the ICC Appeals Chamber has once again demonstrated that this process is political and not judicial."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025