thinc. condemns antisemitic pogrom in Amsterdam and calls for urgent action to protect Jewish communities in Europe
Amsterdam, November 12, 2024 – By Olimpia Galiberti, thinc. In the wake of last week’s disturbing assault on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, thinc. condemns in the strongest terms this premeditated act of terror targeting the Jewish community. This organized attack – reminiscent of some of the darkest episodes in European history – has deeply alarmed Jewish communities and exposed […]
The US Must Help Israel Defeat Terror Before Addressing the question of Palestinian Statehood
Executive Summary – by Andrew Tucker, Alessandro Spinillo, Pieter Hoogendoorn, Olimpia Galiberti The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation (thinc.) Israel is fighting a military war for its survival on seven fronts. But it is also facing a legal onslaught intended to undermine Israel’s capacity to defend itself and isolate and destroy Israel economically and diplomatically. […]
Argentina’s Javier Milei vs. United Nations
By Robert Nicholson, Senior fellow of thinc. This article was published in “Providence” on October 10th 2024. If you haven’t experienced the epic congestion of New York during United Nations week, count yourself lucky. If you have, you know the inverse correlation between the bedlam of the General Assembly’s annual meeting and the march of peace among […]
UN passes dangerous resolution forcing Jews to withdraw from Judea, Samaria, and East Jerusalem in 12 months
thinc. was in New York, closely following the recent developments at the UN General Assembly. Over the past week, we have been liaising with various UN missions as well as media. On 18th September the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for Israel to withdraw its presence from Judea, Samaria, East Jerusalem and Gaza. […]
The Arab Group and Org. of Islamic Cooperation submitted a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly, calling for Israel’s withdrawal from the West Bank.
By Alessandro Spinillo, legal counselor, thinc. The Arab Group and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) submitted a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly, calling for Israel’s complete and unconditional withdrawal from the West Bank within six months. On September 9, 2024, the Arab Group, represented by Syria, and the OIC sent a letter […]
The international courts in The Hague should not allow themselves to become a weapon to destroy Israel
By Andrew Tucker, Director of thinc. On 6th August, The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation (thinc.) submitted “written observations” to the International Criminal Court (ICC). These observations concern the request made by the ICC Prosecutor (Karim Khan KC) on 20th May 2024 to the Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber to issue arrest warrants against three Hamas leaders and two Israeli leaders […]
PRESS RELEASE – International Court of Justice: One-sided Advisory Opinion; Israel’s security concerns are not considered in any way.
The Hague, 22 July 2024, In its Advisory Opinion published on Friday, July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concludes that Israel’s ongoing presence in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, including East Jerusalem, violates the Palestinian right to self-determination and is illegal. The court calls for Israel to bring its presence in these […]
thinc. organized a European Summit in The Hague, July 2nd, on Israel, Palestine and the International Courts.
On Tuesday 2nd July, thinc. organized a European Summit in The Hague on Israel, Palestine and the International Courts. While the horrific images of October 7 are still on our minds, the world is crying out for implementation of the ‘two-state solution’− as if that would be the panacea to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since […]
Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without borders has lost its way
By Greg Rose and Tzvi Fleischer. Greg Rose is a professor of law at the University of Wollongong, a senior fellow of The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation and a visiting fellow at AIJAC. This article was published on AIJAC’s website on July 3rd 2024 Last week, on June 25, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) killed […]
Press Release – why the IRGC must be placed on the EU terrorist list
NEW LEGAL REPORT CONCLUDES THAT THE IRGC MUST BE PLACED ON THE EU TERRORIST LIST In recent years, European intelligence agencies have observed a growing and troubling presence of operatives from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) operatives within the European Union. These operatives primarily target dissidents of the Teheran regime as well as pro-Israel […]
Factsheet: The ICJ (International Court of Justice) and ICC (International Criminal Court)
By Prof. Gregory Rose, thinc. Senior fellow. Factsheet prepared for AIJAC on May 27th. International Court of Justice – South Africa genocide case What is the ICJ? The ICJ is the principal court of the UN, established by the 1945 UN Charter, and all UN members (193) are parties to it. It decides disputes between […]
BREAKING: International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt military campaign in Rafah
By Andrew Tucker (director thinc.) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling today on the latest application by South Africa for additional provisional measures under the Genocide Convention. South Africa asked the Court to order Israel to immediately cease its military operations in Gaza including the Rafah operation, and to withdraw completely and unconditionally from […]
Why the ICC (International Criminal Court) should not issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders
By Andrew Tucker (Director thinc.), Matthij de Blois (Senior fellow thinc.) and Alessandro Spinillo (Intl. European & US law expert, thinc.) On Monday 20th May 2024, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Mr. Karim Khan KC, announced his request to the Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber to issue arrest warrants against Israeli […]
The no-man’s land of Palestinian statehood – the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution upgrading Palestine’s status in the UN
By Andrew Tucker, thinc. On 10th May 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution upgrading Palestine’s status in the UN. This is a political resolution that is intended to advance the Palestinians’ political claims and further pressure and isolate Israel but does not change the legal situation or realities on the ground. Worse, this […]
Legal and policy aspects of possible ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders
By Andrew Tucker, Director, thinc. Background In recent weeks there have been reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is planning to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, for crimes committed in Gaza. The warrants have […]
Press Release: Fiji urges World Court to acknowledge the rights of the Jewish people
The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation Fiji urges World Court to acknowledge the rights of the Jewish people Yesterday, 26th February 2024, the Republic of Fiji requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not to issue an Advisory Opinion about the “legal consequences of Israel’s prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation of the Palestinian territory occupied since […]
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
ADVISORY OPINION in respect of “THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM” What is happening? – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been asked by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to give an opinion about Israel’s “policies and practices” in the “occupied […]
Occupied territories, Illegal violent settlers and UN judges Israel justified? Three topics covered in this article.
Topics in this article I will go through the topics listed below point by point, and give a brief (legal) explanation of each. Occupied Territories The term “occupied territories” is constantly heard in the media, but also at government level, and from international institutions such as the European Union and the United Nations. It often […]
Supply of F-35 parts to Israel in violation of EU Common Position and Arms Trade Treaty? – analysis of the ruling of 12 Feb 2024
Mr Freek Vergeer Court of Appeal ruling The Hague Court of Appeal ruled on Monday 12 February in the case on the delivery of F-35 parts to Israel. The case had been brought by a group of NGOs against the State of The Netherlands. The court overturned the decision of the District Court, and ruled […]
“Imputing the crime of Cain to Abel” – Judge Barak’s Separate Opinion in South Africa vs Israel
South Africa claims that Israel is committing genocide of the Palestinian people. South Africa and Israel presented the Court with diametrically opposed narratives. South Africa argued that Israel is a racist apartheid entity that is trying to eliminate the Palestinians (and has been doing so ever since 1948), and the only way to deal with […]
