News, Articles, and Publications
Latest articles
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Dutch intervention in South Africa v. Israel (ICJ)
thinc. has addressed a formal letter to the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the Netherlands’ recent intervention in the case South Africa v. Israel before the International Court of...
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Symposium: The Conflict with the Revolutionary Islamic Regime
Challenges to International Law in the Grey Zone Registration is now open – This symposium examines the conflict with the revolutionary Islamic regime of Iran — and its allies and proxies...
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The Litani as a Lost Northern Line
Article by Chaim Even-Zohar The Litani as a Lost Northern Line The idea of the Litani River as Israel’s operative northern line, once largely the province of strategic speculation, has...
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Update on the proceedings at the International Court of Justice in South Africa v. Israel
The ICJ proceedings in South Africa v. Israel have drawn an unprecedented number of state interventions, reflecting the case’s growing geopolitical and legal significance. A broad coalition of countries —...
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Republic of Fiji urges the ICJ to apply strict evidentiary standards to UN and NGO reports
By Andrew Tucker The Republic of Fiji has submitted a Declaration of Intervention to the ICJ in relation to the proceedings South Africa vs Israel. Fiji opposes the “holistic” approach...
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The Netherlands’ problematic Intervention in the South Africa v. Israel case
By Robbert van de Bovenkamp, Junior Fellow On March 11, 2026, the Netherlands availed itself of the right to intervene as non-party in the proceedings brought by South Africa against...
Briefing reports
- Briefing reports
BRIEFING PAPER – The Future of the “Occupied Palestinian Territory”:
February 25, 2025. Will Common Sense Return to the United Nations? A Legal and Policy Analysis of UNGA Resolutions 10/24 and A/79 L/23 ABSTRACT BackgroundThe recent UNGA Resolutions ES-10/24 and...
- Briefing reports, Recommended (most read)
thinc. briefing concerning the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice
On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) fulfilled the request of the UN General Assembly (Res. 77/247) to render an Advisory Opinion about “Israeli practices affecting the...
- Briefing reports, Recommended (most read)
Press release July 17th: The UNGA Request for ICJ Advisory Opinion on the “prolonged Israeli occupation” of “Palestinian territory”
On Friday 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will publish an Advisory Opinion on the consequences of Israeli policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem....
- Briefing reports
The Status of Jerusalem under international law
- Briefing reports
Two states for two peoples?
Early December 2022, thinc. published “Two States for Two Peoples?” – a comprehensive study of the European Union’s approach to creating a Palestinian state. The report, launched in the European Parliament,...
- Briefing reports
The UNHRC ongoing Commission of Inquiry into Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Res. S-30/1) – a fundamentally flawed institution
Newsletters
- Bulletins
thinc. Bulletin March 2024
Dear friends, partners and sponsors, The month of March has been a busy but good month for the thinc. team. We have been focused on setting up the Israel on Trial fundamental course...
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thinc. Bulletin February 2024
Dear friends, partners and sponsors, The month of February has been a very busy month for the thinc. team. We have been focused on several strategic projects: International Court of Justice –...
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thinc. Bulletin January 2024
Introduction By Andrew Tucker, thinc. Our work in the month of January 2024 has been dominated by dealing with the many legal issues arising out the Israel-Hamas-Iran war. Most importantly, South...
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thinc. Bulletin December 2023
At the end of 2023 The current conflict between Israel and Hamas and extremist Islamic jihad in Gaza has turned the world upside down. We all hope and pray that...
- Bulletins
thinc. Bulletin November 2023
Israel faces excruciating dilemmas in its fight to save hostages By Anthony Bergin, Senior Fellow at Strategic Analysis Australia and Prof. Greg Rose (thinc. Research Director) Foreword: This article was published on November 11 and even though...
- Bulletins
thinc. Bulletin October 2023
Proportionality and the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas cum suis By Dr. Matthijs de Blois (Senior Fellow, thinc.). The brutal surprise attack on Israel and its citizens by Hamas...
Webinars and Videos
- Recommended (most read), Webinars
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...
- Webinars
Webinar recording on the ICJ and the Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Territories
The UN General Assembly’s Request for Advisory Opinion. Tune in to listen to this critical conversation between thinc.’s Andrew Tucker and its distinguished guests Prof. Gregory Rose and Jonathan Turner...
- Webinars
Watch the thinc. Webinar: “Israel on trial” at the International court of Justice: The genocide and Advisory Opinion cases
Israel and the International Court of Justice Israel is the subject of unparalleled level of attention, specifically within the UN system. The recent war in Gaza has ushered in the...
- Recommended (most read), Webinars
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.)...
- Webinars
Webinar on the UN, International law and the Hamas-Israel conflict.
Held on November 7PM CET. Dr. Einat Wilf and Dr. Matthijs de Blois interviewed by Andrew Tucker UN blind to reality Following the 7th October attack, from day one, the...
- Webinars
Webinar on Proportionality and Targeting in the Israel Hamas War – 14th November 2023
This webinar deals with the question of proportionality and the definition of use of excessive force by the IDF in its war against Hamas in Gaza. Prof Geoffrey Corn from...
External recommended reading
- External recommended
The curious case of Francesca Albanese
Blog by Catherine Perez-Shakdam – Executive Director We Believe In Israel Published January 4th. “The Times of Israel” The UN Special Rapporteur’s call for a medical boycott against Israel is...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
It’s Death by a Thousand Cuts as Australia Abandons Persecuted Israel
By Dr Anthony Bergin, Senior Fellow @ Strategic Analysis Australia, Expert Associate @ National Security College and Prof Gregory Rose, Senior Fellow @ thinc., Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
When military targeting of Hamas combatants was misrepresented as genocide
An open-source data analysis with a focus on Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza urban warfare 2023-24’, By Lewi Stone and Prof. Gregory Rose, Senior Fellow thinc. Toe read the full...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
A shocking new UN report gaslights for Hamas
The report urges Palestinians to investigate themselves for killing Jews, when their stated goal is killing Jews. by Anne Bayefsky, International Human rights lawyer. Published on October 11th 2024 in...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
Beware False Moral Equivalence Between Israel and Hamas Militants
Published in Newsweek – Wednesday, September 4, 2024 by LTC Geoffrey S. Corn, USA (ret.) and LtGen George Smith, USMC (ret.) Hamas’ murder of six Israeli hostages, including a U.S....
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
A Judge From Uganda Sides With Israel
Judges Julia Sebutinde and Nawaf Salam of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, May 16.PHOTO: YVES HERMAN/REUTERS. By Robert Nicholson, an adviser to The Hague Initiative for International...
External recommended reading
- External recommended
The curious case of Francesca Albanese
Blog by Catherine Perez-Shakdam – Executive Director We Believe In Israel Published January 4th. “The Times of Israel” The UN Special Rapporteur’s call for a medical boycott against Israel is...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
It’s Death by a Thousand Cuts as Australia Abandons Persecuted Israel
By Dr Anthony Bergin, Senior Fellow @ Strategic Analysis Australia, Expert Associate @ National Security College and Prof Gregory Rose, Senior Fellow @ thinc., Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
When military targeting of Hamas combatants was misrepresented as genocide
An open-source data analysis with a focus on Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza urban warfare 2023-24’, By Lewi Stone and Prof. Gregory Rose, Senior Fellow thinc. Toe read the full...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
A shocking new UN report gaslights for Hamas
The report urges Palestinians to investigate themselves for killing Jews, when their stated goal is killing Jews. by Anne Bayefsky, International Human rights lawyer. Published on October 11th 2024 in...
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
Beware False Moral Equivalence Between Israel and Hamas Militants
Published in Newsweek – Wednesday, September 4, 2024 by LTC Geoffrey S. Corn, USA (ret.) and LtGen George Smith, USMC (ret.) Hamas’ murder of six Israeli hostages, including a U.S....
- External recommended, Recommended (most read)
A Judge From Uganda Sides With Israel
Judges Julia Sebutinde and Nawaf Salam of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, May 16.PHOTO: YVES HERMAN/REUTERS. By Robert Nicholson, an adviser to The Hague Initiative for International...
Publications
The Hague Statement of Jurists on the Israel-Palestine conflict was released on October 31, 2017. It summarizes the conclusions of a two-day conference held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, where 24 international lawyers and experts discussed the legal implications of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and the 2004 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. The statement includes three guiding principles, and nine legal propositions aimed at encouraging discussion about the interpretation and application of international law in this context.
Israel on Trial: How International Law is Being Misused to Delegitimize the State of Israel. This book reviews international law regarding self-determination, statehood, territorial sovereignty, human rights and the right to self-defense. It argues that the two-state solution as defined by the UN is not required by international law.
The authors examine how international law has been used and misused over the last century with regard to the Arab/Israeli conflict. They argue that the historical context of the creation of the State of Israel, especially the Mandate for Palestine, is too often ignored.
By Andrew Tucker & Matthijs de Blois.
Two States for two Peoples? The EU two-state policy concerning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is failing, despite a half-century of strenuous EU efforts expending tens of billions of euros to implement it. The reality of policy failure is discomforting but must be acknowledged.
By Prof. Wolfgang Bock, Prof. Gregory Rose and Andrew Tucker.