Middle East

Lebanese anti-Israeli judge elected new president of International Court of Justice

Originally published in allisraelnews The International Court of Justice in The Hague elected a new president with a worrying past of anti-Israeli comments, the court announced on Tuesday. Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam was elected by his 14 peers to preside over the “World Court” for the next three years. Salam became a […]

SA doesn’t get it’s way at ICJ but ‘insulting’ ruling poses ‘dangerous’ public image problem for Israel

Last Friday the International Court of Justice rejected the South African government’s request to explicitly order a ceasefire in the Gaza war on the grounds of genocide — although the SA government apparently interprets the ruling as effectively ordering Israel to suspend its war. The ICJ did accept the possibility […]

Netanyahu’s office says it’s ‘preposterous’ to say his invoking Amalek was a genocide call

Originally published in The Times of Israel The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday hit out at South Africa’s allegation that comments by Benjamin Netanyahu referencing the Amalekites, the biblical enemy of the ancient Israelites, in relation to Hamas were incitement to genocide. Netanyahu’s references to the Amalekites were part […]

WATCH: Members of Knesset, Evangelical Christians, Jewish leaders gather for Day of Prayer and Support for Israel

Originally published in AllIsraelNews On Wednesday morning, a group of Knesset [Israeli Parliament] members, Evangelical Christians and Jewish leaders gathered at the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem to pray for the nation, the citizens, Israel Defence Forces and the hostages.  The Day of Prayer and Support for Israel was hosted by […]

European Union condemns Hamas’ use of “human shields” in war against Israel

Originally published in Worthy News. All 27 European Union member states have signed a joint resolution condemning the Hamas Palestinian terror group for using hospitals and civilians in the Gaza Strip as “human shields” in its war against Israel, the Associated Press reports. Israel has long asserted that Hamas terrorists […]