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Demonstrators carry banners and Palestinian flags outside the International Criminal Court, ICC, urging the court to prosecute Israel's army for war crimes in The Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
February 21, 2020, 9:40 am
Why the Palestinian case at The Hague took a big hit this past week
Backing Israel’s position against pending war crimes probe, 7 countries say Palestine is not a state that can transfer jurisdiction to the ICC. Not a single one argues the opposite
By Raphael Ahren
Prof. David Crane giving a lecture in October 2017 at Syracuse University (YouTube screenshot)
August 3, 2018, 9:58 am
With no anti-Israel record, head of UN Gaza probe offers rare sliver of hope
Although appointed by ‘most biased agency in the world,’ David Crane looks like a better choice for the Jewish state than his predecessors; hence the silence from Jerusalem
By Raphael Ahren
Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict Mary McGowan Davis (2nd R) looks on between member of the commission Doudou Diene (2nd L) and United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri (right) prior to presenting her report to delegates of the Human Right Council on June 29, 2015 at the United Nations Office in Geneva (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
July 7, 2015, 6:20 pm
EU official who negotiated on UN Gaza resolution is married to UN inquiry team member
European Union denies conflict of interest on UNHRC resolution, which bashed Israel, didn’t mention Hamas, and was supported by all 8 EU members
By Elhanan Miller
(Lto R) Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict Doudou Diene, Chairperson of the Commission Mary McGowan Davis and Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Rolando Gomez attend a press conference on June 22, 2015 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. (AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI)
June 22, 2015, 9:52 pm
UN’s softer Gaza accusations may end up more damaging for Israel
Report lacks the unfiltered biases of the Goldstone report from the 2008-2009 war, and thus will be harder to criticize. Jerusalem should have seen it coming
By Raphael Ahren
A still from a Foreign Ministry clip about news coverage in the Gaza Strip (YouTube screenshot)
June 15, 2015, 10:59 pm
Israeli clip mocks reporters in Gaza
Foreign Press Association blasts ‘inappropriate’ cartoon that takes aim at journalists covering the conflict
By Jonathan Beck
Haim Jelin. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
June 15, 2015, 5:47 pm
Lawmaker says UN panel showed ‘ignorance’ of Gaza conflict
Former head of regional council near Gaza who testified before committee describes ‘enormous gap’ between ‘what they know and the truth’
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid speaks at a party meeting at the Knesset on June 1, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 15, 2015, 4:55 pm
Lapid condemns forthcoming UN report as ‘born in sin’
Yesh Atid leader says conclusions will be further evidence UN has ‘lost its mind’; Bennett: UN investigators ‘blinded by anti-Semitism’
By ToI Staff
William Schabas (YouTube screenshot)
June 15, 2015, 4:34 pm
Schabas: Both sides likely guilty of war crimes in Gaza conflict
Former UN inquiry chief says it would be ‘unusual’ for only one warring party to violate international law
By Marissa Newman
Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
June 15, 2015, 2:26 am
Israel shifts to offense ahead of UN report on Gaza war
The Israeli examination of Operation Protective Edge is thorough and often persuasive but also carries traces of advocacy
By Mitch Ginsburg
Israeli soldiers seen at a deployment area near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 25, 2014 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 14, 2015, 4:45 pm
Israeli Gaza war report defends IDF actions, fingers Hamas
Document presented as pre-emptive strike against forthcoming UN report, which PM calls a waste of time
By Raphael Ahren
File: Delegates speak prior to the opening of a session of the Human Right Council on March 23, 2015 in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/)
March 23, 2015, 5:12 pm
US says it avoided UN debate on Palestine ‘in support of Israel’
Statement comes after Jerusalem denies report that move at Human Rights Council indicated shift in Washington’s policy on Israel
By ToI Staff
A UN Human Rights Council Meeting in Geneva in May 2013. (photo credit: UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré)
March 23, 2015, 12:37 pm
US sits out UN debate on Palestinian human rights
Jerusalem denies report that move at Human Rights Council indicates shift in Washington’s policy on Israel
By Raphael Ahren and Ilan Ben Zion
William Schabas (YouTube screenshot)
March 9, 2015, 10:02 pm
After Schabas resignation, Gaza war probe requests delay
UN Human Rights Council to vote on extension for investigators; original deadline was March 23
By AFP and ToI Staff
Emergency workers on site of a traffic accident that killed 8 and injured 20 in the south of Israel (photo credit: Shalom Ben Tzur/Zaka Spokesperson)
February 4, 2015, 1:23 pm
Horror on the roads, fury at Islamic State
A horrific bus accident in Israel leaves 8 dead; while Islamic State’s latest execution crosses another line
By Yossi Nachemi
Former New York Supreme Court judge Mary McGowan Davis, named August 25, 2014 to the UN inquiry into the Israel-Hamas conflict (photo credit: Courtesy UN/Jean-Marc Ferre)
February 4, 2015, 1:30 am
NY judge takes over UN Gaza probe after Israel critic resigns
Mary McGowan Davis replaces William Schabas, who stepped down amid Israeli accusations of ‘conflict of interest’ over his work for the PLO
By Lazar Berman
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