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


The UN, not Israel, should be erased and rewritten - opinion

The United Nations has become a platform for delegitimizing Israel, contributing to a distorted view of reality.

 The flag alley at the United Nations European headquarters is seen during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023.

Philippine ex-President Duterte to face murder charges at ICC for drug war killings

Duterte, 79, could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC in The Hague.

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

Herzog decries US campus antisemitism in meeting with American judges

Herzog concedes concern, not for Israel alone, but for Jewish students in American universities who are constantly suffering harassment.

 Israel's President Isaac Herzog speaks during a swearing in ceremony for new chief rabbis at the President Residence in Jerusalem, November 4, 2024.

ICC prosecutor's office says Palestinian probe continues with urgency

The withdrawal of the warrant for Deif means there are now no public ICC arrest warrants for any Palestinian terrorists connected to the October 7 attacks.

 Mohammed Deif and the ICC.

ICC cancels arrest warrant for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif

An arrest warrant was issued for Deif even though Israel had confirmed that he had been killed in an Israeli airstrike back in August 2024.

 Mohammed Deif and the ICC (illustrative).

Could an Israeli state probe have blocked Netanyahu, Gallant's arrest warrants? - analysis

ICC: Attempts to secure the agreement of Israel to allow Gaza access should not be conflated with the planning of actual mission deployments.

 THE ARREST warrants, which the ICC issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, are ridiculous, absurd and baseless, the writer asserts.

Hamas could evade justice if the ICC refuses to take action - opinion

If no action is initiated, Hamas leaders, and its supporters who carried out monstrous crimes on October 7, will go scot-free.

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

US Treasury confirms Trump sanctions on ICC prosecutor Karim Khan

Trump said the court had abused its power when issuing "baseless arrest warrants" against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

 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

White House confirms war crimes prosecutor first target of ICC sanctions

The sanctions, which repeat action Trump took during his first term, include freezing of US assets of those designated and barring them and their families from visiting the United States.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Netanyahu's plane avoided Canadian airspace due to ICC arrest warrants - report

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed soon after the warrants were issued that his government would abide by them.

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).