International Law

Syrian pilot confessions reveal centralized bombing orders during war

One pilot, who had held senior leadership positions, noted that certain officers were granted special trust by the leadership and were assigned intensive bombing missions.

ABANDONED MILITARY jets are seen at the Aleppo airport on December 14, 2024 in Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo was the first major city to fall in last week's lightning offensive by rebel forces as they toppled Syria's Assad regime.
he Helvetia statue in front of a Swiss flag on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus)

Swiss National Council votes against recognizing Palestinian state

Weapons discovered by IDF troops in an ambulance used by Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, April 24, 2026

WATCH: Hezbollah uses ambulances to conceal terror activity, IDF footage reveals

IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson calls out EU on international law violation claims


Knesset to hold urgent meeting over Brazil's investigation into IDF soldier for 'war crimes'

The discussion follows the Brazilian authorities' demand to investigate an IDF soldier for alleged war crimes. The classified session is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 8, 2024

It’s time for the Hausdorff perspective - interview

Natasha Hausdorff is a UK lawyer who frequently speaks out on TV in favor of Israel, focusing specifically on countering false narratives that have become widespread in current times.

 NATASHA HAUSDORFF

Statehood and sovereignty: How Middle East conflicts challenge International Law - comment

If Israel is destined to live on guard for the long run, let it move from defense to offense in areas where it is challenged and not limit its struggle to the military alone.

 Milan Fakih, 40, father of Hashim Fakih, 10, and Fatima Fakih, 11, take a selfie together in front of their destroyed house, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement.

ICC arrest warrants may haunt Netanyahu, Gallant for life - expert

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.

 International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands February 12, 2024.

Dutch see path forward for Netanyahu visit amid ICC hurdles

PM Dick Schoof on Friday said there were still scenarios within the Netherlands' duties towards the ICC in which Netanyahu would not be arrested, depending on the reason of his visit.

 Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the former's residence in the Netherlands, November 10 2024

Israel approves controversial plan to construct first power plants in West Bank

According to Israel’s Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen, “For the first time in the history of the state, [Israel] will build power plants in Judea and Samaria.”

A power station is seen in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod August 8, 2011

What did Biden mean by ‘proportional’? - opinion

Proportional does not mean that retaliation must be proportional to the previous attack by the enemy; an attack must be proportional relative to the anticipated military advantage.

 THE REMAINS of a missile fired from Iran into Israel last week, seen in a forest in Safed. ‘The US does not want Israel to lose this war, but it doesn’t want Israel to win either,’ the writer maintains.

Shurat HaDin: Battling Israel's foes through legal warfare

Marking the organization's relentless pursuit of justice for terror victims, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner stated, "They are the ones who should be paying."

NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER at the US Supreme Court: Shurat HaDin has been waging war against Israel’s enemies on the legal front.

IDF targets multiple Hamas command centers situated in school buildings

The IDF targeted Hamas command centers in Gaza, using precision strikes to minimize civilian risk while addressing immediate threats to Israeli forces.

 Palestinians inspect a school sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024.

Terrorism and self-determination: International law is on Israel’s side - opinion

The post-9/11 consensus on outlawing terrorism is being undermined by renewed support for its use in the name of national liberation, notably affecting Israel.

 CROCUS CITY HALL is burned out following a deadly attack on the concert venue, outside Moscow, in March.