A sign that reads "Stop the Genocide" is placed next to protesters who have come to show their support for the Palestinians in front of the International Court of Justice, as hearings begin regarding Israel's obligations to the U.N., international organizations, and third countries, in The Hague, on April 28, 2025. (Credit: Lina Selg/ANP/AFP)
Another case in which Israel is under scrutiny before international justice. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings from April 28 to May 2 at The Hague regarding the advisory opinion it must issue on the matter of “Israel's obligations concerning the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations, and third states in the occupied Palestinian territories and linked to them.” This request, made on Dec. 19 by the U.N. General Assembly at Norway's proposal to the court managing disputes between states, follows the adoption of two Israeli laws targeting UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, which Israel accuses of being linked to Hamas. The first law prohibited its direct or indirect activities on Israeli territory, while the second required the country's...
Another case in which Israel is under scrutiny before international justice. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings from April 28 to May 2 at The Hague regarding the advisory opinion it must issue on the matter of “Israel's obligations concerning the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations, and third states in the occupied Palestinian territories and linked to them.” This request, made on Dec. 19 by the U.N. General Assembly at Norway's proposal to the court managing disputes between states, follows the adoption of two Israeli laws targeting UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, which Israel accuses of being linked to Hamas. The first law prohibited its direct or indirect activities on Israeli territory, while the second required the country's...
