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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

Nicaragua

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its order on the request by Nicaragua to order Germany to cease arms sales to Israel against the background of the conflict in Gaza at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the ICJ, April 30, 2024. (Courtesy: International Court of Justice)
April 30, 2024, 9:38 pm
World Court refuses to take action against Germany for arms sales to Israel
ICJ says circumstances ‘at present’ do not require intervention, but reminds Germany of obligations not to violate Geneva and Genocide conventions when approving arms sales
By Jeremy Sharon
FILE - Judge Nawaf Salam, third right, speaks at the start of a two-day hearing at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, in a case brought by Nicaragua accusing Germany of breaching the genocide convention by providing arms and support to Israel, April 8, 2024. (Patrick Post/AP)
April 30, 2024, 10:15 am
Top UN court to rule in Gaza ‘genocide’ case over German supply of weapons to Israel
Berlin has rejected what it called Nicaragua’s ‘grossly distorted’ claim at the International Court of Justice relating to war against Hamas
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The start of a two-day hearing in a case brought by Nicaragua accusing Germany of breaching the genocide convention by providing arms and support to Israel, at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 8, 2024. (Patrick Post/AP)
April 9, 2024, 2:02 pm
At UN court, Germany says Israel’s security ‘core’ of Berlin’s foreign policy
German representative dismisses as ‘grossly distorted’ Nicaragua’s demand that country halt supply of military equipment to Israel due to war against Hamas in Gaza
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Nicaragua's Ambassador Carlos Jose Arguello Gomez, center, waits for the start of a two days hearing at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, April 8, 2024, in a case brought by Nicaragua accusing Germany of breaching the genocide convention by providing arms and support to Israel. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
April 9, 2024, 1:04 am
Nicaragua tells UN court that Germany is facilitating Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza
The claim, dismissed by Berlin, is over arms sales to Israel and suspension of funding for UNRWA’s Gaza operations
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrator holds a sign outside the International Court of Justice, rear, in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024. (AP Photo/ Peter Dejong)
April 7, 2024, 9:43 pm
ICJ set to begin hearings on Nicaragua’s claim Germany aiding Israel’s ‘genocide’
World Court to hold preliminary hearing Monday, with Nicaragua seeking to halt Berlin’s military aid to Israel; Germany rejects accusations it is in breach of Genocide Convention
By AP
The International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, from February 19 to February 26 at the Peace Palace in The Hague in the Netherlands. (International Court of Justice)
March 4, 2024, 7:12 pm
As Israel pans Nicaragua’s World Court suit, experts see new ‘lawfare’ front in war
With Managua accusing Berlin of genocide for backing Israel in campaign against Hamas, analysts see motion as largely a product of frustration after political pressure failed
By Jeremy Sharon
South Africa's delegation, left, and Israel's delegation, right, stand during a session at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
March 1, 2024, 11:29 pm
Nicaragua files case at World Court accusing Germany of aiding Israel’s ‘genocide’
Latin American country claims Germany complicit in alleged crimes in Gaza, building on South Africa’s case; filing comes as Nicaragua under fire for human rights abuses
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A man holds a Palestinian flag during the inauguration of Gaza street in support to the Palestinian people, in the historic center of Managua, Nicaragua on January 30, 2024. (Oswaldo Rivas/AFP)
February 8, 2024, 10:17 pm
Nicaragua files application to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The Central American country is the first nation to formally seek permission to intervene in ICJ case, although similar applications in the past have rarely been accepted
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israel's Noah Mendlinger hits during the second inning of a World Baseball Classic game, March 12, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (AP/ Marta Lavandier)
March 12, 2023, 11:37 pm
Israel rallies to top Nicaragua in first game of 2023 World Baseball Classic
Team with high expectations after surprise 2017 performance comes from behind to win 3-1, as it looks ahead to tougher competition in opening round robin stage
By ToI Staff
Former chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaei. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
January 11, 2022, 10:58 pm
Argentina fumes after Iranian AMIA bomb suspect spotted at Nicaragua ceremony
Mohsen Rezaei, one of five Iranians accused of being behind deadly 1994 bombing, attends Managua swearing-in for president Daniel Ortega, accused of rampant human rights violations
By Agencies
Nicaragua’s vice president Rosario Murillo. (CC BY-SA Tavox13, Wikimedia commons)
October 29, 2017, 5:32 pm
Nicaraguan VP calls senior Israeli official ‘brother’
7 months after countries renew ties, ‘hermano’ Modi Ephraim to make 2-day visit to Latin American to advance technology deals
By JTA
Some young Nicaraguans who converted to Judaism in July with the help of the Kulanu organization, July 20, 2017. (Bonita Sussman via JTA)
August 2, 2017, 5:56 am
Tiny Nicaragua Jewish community doubles in size as 114 convert
Mass conversion, 22 Jewish weddings performed by three Orthodox rabbis from Israel, US; at least half of participants claim Jewish ancestry
By Josefin Dolsten
In this May 2, 1989 file photo, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega walks with supporters in the Chorrilo neighborhood, where he dedicated a new housing project, in Panama City. (AP/John Hopper, File)
May 30, 2017, 10:20 am
Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83
Onetime US ally, spent final years in jail for murder of his political opponents
By Juan Zamorano and Kathia Martinez
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Israeli parliament during a vote on a law changing the structure of the new Israel Broadcast Corporation news division, at Knesset on April 25, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 25, 2017, 10:21 pm
Netanyahu takes credit for ‘unprecedented growth’ in Israel’s foreign relations
PM defends decision to nix meeting with German foreign minister over visitor’s refusal to cancel sit-down with leftist NGO
By Jacob Magid
Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres, right, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s deputy director general for Latin America, Modi Ephraim, in Managua, March 2017. (Courtesy Foreign Ministry of Nicaragua)
March 29, 2017, 11:06 am
Israel and Nicaragua renew ties after seven-year freeze
Deputy minister hails move as step toward ‘building bridges’ with left-wing Latin American countries without antagonizing Cuba lobby
By Raphael Ahren
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