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 […]
Statistically Impossible: A Critical Analysis of Hamas’s Women and Children Casualty Figures
By Tom Simpson, Lewi Stone and Gregory Rose (Senior fellow, thinc.) Published on Fathom journal March 2024 How reliable are the casualty figures issued by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry? The answer offered in this article is blunt: not reliable at all. The authors are Tom Simpson, a generalist economist who researches population models and other […]
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 […]
IRAN, THE IRGC, HAMAS , HEZBOLLAH, THE PALESTINIANS AND GLOBAL TERRORISM
Understanding the intricate web of Iranian-sponsored terror and its threat to Israel Special guests: Dr. Ely Karmon – Senior Research Scholar at The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. He has written extensively on international terrorism and strategic issues of the Middle East. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bock – […]
Those who criticize Israel for using indiscriminate or excessive force in Gaza are wrong
Translating National Self-Defense to Military Operational Scale By Prof. Geoffrey Corn One of the most common criticisms of the Israeli military campaign against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad is that it is both overly aggressive and indiscriminate, resulting in a massive-scale of civilian casualties in violation of international law. Setting aside the exaggerated narrative of […]
Did the International Court of Justice have the authority to impose provisional measures against Israel in South Africa’s genocide application?
By Dr. Gábor Spuller. In its decision on 26th January 2024 on provisional measures in the South Africa vs Israel case, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has opened itself to the allegation that it has become a political body. By equating the measures of injunctive relief with the statements of international principles in advisory opinions, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The International Court of Justice critical of Israel, but rejects demands for cease-fire in Gaza
Written by Andrew Tucker, thinc. Last week the International Court of Justice issued its ruling on “provisional measures” in the case brought in The Hague by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide of the Palestinian people.The Court did not grant South Africa’s request for a cease-fire in Gaza. But the Court did accept there is […]
South Africa claims that Israel is committing “genocide”
By Andrew Tucker (Director at thinc.) and Grace Keathly (Research Assistant at thinc.) On December 29, 2023, the Republic of South Africa brought a claim to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, alleging that Israel is committing genocide of the Palestinian people and that Israeli leaders are inciting the State of Israel […]
Israel-Hamas locked in ‘data war’ over true mortality figures
Picture above: Smoke billows over Khan Yunis from Rafah in the southern Gaza strip during an Israeli bombardment. By GREGORY ROSE and LEWI STONE. Gregory Rose is professor of international law at the University of Wollongong and Research Director at thinc. Lewi Stone is professor of mathematics at RMIT University. The war launched by Hamas on October 7 […]
South Africa sues Israel for genocide in The Hague – a classic case of “illegitimate lawfare”
By Andrew Tucker. Israel has been on trial in the international courts in The Hague for decades. The latest development in this saga is that South Africa has filed a case on 29th December 2023 with the International Court of Justice against Israel. South Africa claims that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It requests […]
thinc. Webinar series: Webinar on Hamas, Gaza, and The Future of the Two State Solution
Held on December 12 at 12 PM Amsterdam time. Prof Kobi Michael (senior researcher at INSS) and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bock (Senior Fellow thinc.) interviewed by Andrew Tucker (Director thinc.) Based on thinc.’s webinar on the Future of the Two States Solution held on Tuesday December 12th, 2023, please find several important points discussed. Realistic? […]
