Palestine

Ireland will make an intervention in the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the government has confirmed. Officials have been directed to begin working on a declaration of intervention which will be filed, subject to ministerial approval

There is evidence that Israel has committed acts of genocide in its war in Gaza, a new UN report has concluded. Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, presented a 25-page report to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday.

Human rights campaigners have called on US President Joe Biden to "listen to your Irish roots" and join global calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. As Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Northern Ireland leaders Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly visit the White House, activists from Amnest

A Palestinian citizen of Israel is to be granted asylum in the UK on the basis that he has a well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Israel. The decision in respect of the 24-year-old, dubbed 'Hasan' by his lawyers as his real identity cannot be disclosed for his own protection, came less th

Israel is failing to comply with the provisional measures imposed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to protect Palestinians in Gaza from the risk of genocide, human rights campaigners have alleged. Yesterday marked exactly one month since the top UN court ordered Israel to "take immediate

Israel is gradually annexing the West Bank in violation of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and other fundamental principles of international law, Ireland's Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Mr Fanning made an oral submission on

Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tomorrow morning to make Ireland's submissions in a landmark case concerning Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The case, which is entirely separate from the proceedings initiated by South Afric

International law expert Dr John Reynolds will deliver a talk in Dublin next week on South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The lecture, titled "Israel in the Dock for Genocide: The significance of the case at the International Court of Justice", will take pl

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun seven days of hearings on the legality of Israel's six-decade-long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The proceedings, which are entirely separate from the case brought by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention, come after the

A judge in the Netherlands has blocked the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel because of the risk they could be used in war crimes in Gaza. The appeal court ruling, in a case brought by three NGOs against the Dutch government, will prevent the US-owned parts from being transported directly t

The Irish government has indicated it will "strongly consider" making an intervention in South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa has alleged that Israel is breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention through acts and omissions "intended to bring about

Dr Maeve O'Rourke calls on the Irish government to back South Africa's case bringing the charge of genocide against Israel. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing South Africa’s case against Israel under the 1948 Genocide Convention this week.

Human rights campaigners have condemned "draconian" UK government plans to ban English councils and other public bodies from boycotting Israeli companies. The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, which was announced in July 2023, is being debated in the House of Commons today.

The Irish government has been accused of applying "double standards" after refusing to back South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) while supporting an earlier claim by Ukraine against Russia. Ukraine launched a case at the ICJ under the Genocide Convention in

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the government will not back South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The top UN court will this week hear an application from South Africa alleging that Israel is breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention and seeking measures inclu