Archiv: Trial against Israeli government before World Court (ICJ) on charges of genocide in Palestine / order on 26-01-2024 and 28-03-2024 / decision postponed until 2027


07.07.2026 - 22:38 [ United Nations ]

Responsibility to Protect Begins at Home, Speakers Tell General Assembly, amid Calls to ‘Act Before Warning Signs Become Mass Graves’

As conflicts proliferate and risks to civilians mount around the globe, embracing the “responsibility to protect” — an international norm aimed at preventing mass atrocity crimes, such as genocide — is more crucial today than ever before, the General Assembly heard today, in its annual debate on the topic.

“Twenty-one years ago, world leaders made a milestone commitment to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity,” said Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of Secretary-General António Guterres, who delivered opening remarks on his behalf.

Referring to the outcome of the 2005 World Summit, where Member States agreed to unprecedented new parameters for atrocity prevention, he said States remain primarily responsible for the protection of their populations. “However, in cases where national authorities have failed to do so, Member States undertook a promise — a promise to take collective, decisive and timely action in line with the UN Charter.”

02.07.2026 - 07:59 [ Forward.com ]

In Israel’s astonishing new reality, voters expect Netanyahu to try to sabotage elections

(June 30, 2026)

The fear that Israel is actually quite close to such a postponement cuts across much of Israeli society. I’ve heard it expressed by secular liberals, military veterans, former intelligence officials, legal scholars, journalists, centrist politicians, and even some conservatives who once supported Netanyahu enthusiastically. What unites them is the growing belief that Netanyahu now considers remaining in power to be an existential necessity — and that his radical base will back him no matter what outrage he attempts.

28.06.2026 - 23:39 [ Mohammed El-Kurd / Jacobin ]

ScharfschĂŒtzen haben saubere HĂ€nde

Unsere Massaker werden nur durch Werbepausen unterbrochen. Richter legalisieren sie. Korrespondenten töten uns mit passiver Sprache. Wenn wir GlĂŒck haben, sagen Diplomaten, dass unser Tod sie betroffen macht, aber sie erwĂ€hnen niemals den Schuldigen, ganz zu schweigen davon, ihn zu verurteilen. Politiker, trĂ€ge, unfĂ€hig oder mitschuldig, finanzieren unseren Untergang und tĂ€uschen dann, wenn ĂŒberhaupt, MitgefĂŒhl vor. Akademiker stehen untĂ€tig daneben. Das heißt, bis sich der Staub gelegt hat, dann werden sie BĂŒcher darĂŒber schreiben, was hĂ€tte sein sollen. Begriffe prĂ€gen und so weiter. VortrĂ€ge in der Vergangenheitsform halten. Und die Aasgeier, selbst diejenigen unter uns, werden Museen besuchen und das verherrlichen und romantisieren, was sie nicht zu verteidigen bereit waren – unseren Widerstand –, sie werden ihn mystifizieren, entpolitisieren, kommerzialisieren. Die Aasgeier werden unsere Leichen in Skulpturen verwandeln.

Und wir sterben.

24.06.2026 - 04:10 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / BĂŒro des Hohen Kommissars fĂŒr Menschenrechte ]

“The essence of childhood has been destroyed”: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023

56. On 24 January 2024, at around 08:30, a family was preparing to evacuate from their ground-floor apartment in a seven-storey building at al-Amal, west of Khan Younis, following receipt of an evacuation order by the Israeli security forces. The father noticed quadcopters hovering over the area and presence of the Israeli security forces about 100 meters east of their house, instructing people to head west to Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis. His 15-year-old son stepped out of the house holding a white cloth, when the father, who was inside the house, heard a gunshot from the eastern side where Israeli soldiers were located. The boy was hit in the left foot, and he fell on his face. As he attempted to stand, two more gunshots were fired within seconds from the same direction. One shot hit the boy on his back and another on the left side of his neck. Seeing this, the boy’s 20-year-old brother ran towards him and was also shot on the left side of his chest. He collapsed on top of his younger brother.

57. The victims’ mother waved her hands at the south side window to signal for an ambulance when the Israeli security forces fired bullets which hit her too, slightly injuring her in her left hand. The father tried several times to pull away the bodies of both his sons but, every time he tried to advance towards them, the Israeli security forces fired in his direction. He then left the neighbourhood with the rest of his family. In early March 2024, he learned that two days after the incident, an ambulance arrived to retrieve his sons’ bodies. To date, the family is unaware where the bodies are buried.

58. The Commission assesses that the 15-year-old boy holding the white flag was shot by Israeli soldiers using a DAN.338 calibre bolt-action sniper rifle, commonly used by Israeli snipers, from a position located around 200 metres away. Given that sniper rifles used by the Israeli security forces normally have a precision accuracy range of more than 1,200 metres, the Israeli shooter should have been able to see that the target was a child and that he was holding a white flag. The additional two shots fired after the boy was hit were likely meant to ensure that he was dead. The additional killing of the boy’s brother points to a deliberate effort by the Israeli security forces to target the boy as well as any person that came to retrieve him. The Commission could not find any indication of a threat towards members of the Israeli security forces from the family’s location. The Commission finds that the Israeli security forces’ 98th Division were operating in the area at the time of the incident.

Injuring of a 10-day-old baby by quadcopter inside the tent in Nuseirat camp

59. On 12 April 2024 at 13:00, a 10 day-old-baby boy was shot by a quadcopter while being breastfed by his mother inside their tent in Nuseirat camp. The mother was alone in the tent, breastfeeding her baby, when a single bullet from a quadcopter hit the baby in the head and exited through the back of his head, hitting the pillow behind her. The baby survived but sustained brain injuries and now suffers from seizures.

60. The Commission viewed and analysed images of the bullet that hit the baby. The Commission concluded on reasonable grounds that the bullet was fired from a sniper rifle mounted on a quadcopter. Considering that the shooting occurred in broad daylight, the
Commission concludes that the quadcopter controller would have been able to see inside the tent and assesses that the target was a mother and a baby.

Injuring of a four-year-old girl in Khan Younis displacement camp

61. On 24 August 2024, at around 08:00, a four-year-old girl was hit by a bullet to her head while she was eating with her family in her tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza…………..

24.06.2026 - 04:00 [ United Nations ]

HRC Press Conference: Commission of Inquiry (COI) on OPT, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

Press conference with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, to launch their latest report.
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Speakers:

– Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the Commission
– Florence Mumba, Commissioner
– Chris Sidoti, Commissioner

24.06.2026 - 03:54 [ United Nations ]

Israel continues to commit genocide, atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children, UN independent commission finds

Last year, the commission concluded that “Israel had committed genocide against the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip, found that the intense scale and systematic nature of the Israeli military operations have continued, resulting in unprecedented death, injury and trauma of Palestinian children.”

Here are some findings in the commission’s latest report:

– Israel has killed 20,000 children and injured 44,000 more since 7 October 2023
– Severe physical and mental injuries, mass trauma, orphanhood, separation, disability, repeated displacements, starvation and the collapse of education and healthcare have erased childhood and will continue to affect children in Gaza throughout their lives
– Palestinian children have been arrested and subjected to torture and other severe forms of mistreatment in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, with no information on their whereabouts
– Israeli security forces have used sexual violence against children as part of the collective shaming and oppression, entrenched within a prolonged, ethnic, gendered and intergenerational pattern of occupation and hostilities

10.06.2026 - 15:02 [ Reuters ]

Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says, after Trump raises doubts

Netanyahu has faced a tumultuous term since returning to power in December 2022 at the helm of ​the most right-wing coalition in Israeli history. He faced mass anti-government protests before ​the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Polls have repeatedly indicated that his coalition would fail to ‌win ⁠a majority at the next election. A poll published by the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute think tank on June 9 said that 61% of the Israeli public believe he should not run.

10.06.2026 - 14:43 [ i24news.tv ]

‘I wonder if Bibi even wants to continue:’ Trump casts doubt on Netanyahu’s political future

„I don‘t know,“ Trump said when questioned about whether Netanyahu would lead Israel’s upcoming election. „He‘s had an incredible career. Does he want to continue? Because, you know, he‘s a wartime prime minister. We‘re going to win this war very soon, one way or another, and he‘s a wartime prime minister.“

Trump explicitly framed the long-serving Israeli leader‘s future as uncertain, signaling that Washington may already be preparing for a post-Netanyahu political landscape. „It‘s an open question whether Netanyahu will run again,“ Trump remarked to reporters. „I wonder if Bibi even wants to continue.

04.06.2026 - 16:04 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

„Lavender“: Die KI-Maschine, die Israels Bombardements in Gaza steuert (Teil 1)

ZusĂ€tzliche automatisierte Systeme, darunter eines namens „Where’s Daddy“, das hier ebenfalls erstmals enthĂŒllt wird, wurden speziell eingesetzt, um die Zielpersonen aufzuspĂŒren und Bombenangriffe durchzufĂŒhren, wenn diese die WohnhĂ€user ihrer Familien betreten hatten.

Das Ergebnis war, wie die Quellen bezeugten, dass Tausende PalĂ€stinenser – die meisten davon Frauen und Kinder oder Menschen, die nicht an den KĂ€mpfen beteiligt waren – „aufgrund der Entscheidungen des KI-Programms“ durch israelische Luftangriffe ausgelöscht wurden, insbesondere in den ersten Wochen des Krieges.

„Wir waren nicht daran interessiert, [Hamas-]Aktivisten nur dann zu töten, wenn sie sich in einem MilitĂ€rgebĂ€ude befanden oder an einer militĂ€rischen AktivitĂ€t beteiligt waren“, erklĂ€rte A., ein Geheimdienstoffizier, gegenĂŒber +972 und Local Call. „Im Gegenteil, die IDF bombardierte sie ohne zu zögern in ihren HĂ€usern, als erste Option. Es ist viel einfacher, das Haus einer Familie zu bombardieren. Das System ist konzipiert, um sie in solchen Situationen aufzufinden.“

Die „Lavender“-Maschine ergĂ€nzt ein anderes KI-System, „The Gospel“. Informationen darĂŒber wurden in einer frĂŒheren Untersuchung von +972 und Local Call im November 2023 sowie in den eigenen Veröffentlichungen des israelischen MilitĂ€rs bekannt. Ein grundlegender Unterschied zwischen den beiden Systemen liegt in der Definition des Ziels: WĂ€hrend „The Gospel“ GebĂ€ude und Strukturen markiert, von denen aus laut Armee Militante operieren, markiert „Lavender“ Menschen – und setzt sie auf eine Tötungsliste.

08.05.2026 - 08:21 [ Reuters ]

After Beirut strike, Netanyahu says ‚no immunity‘ for militants

(May 7, 2026)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday there ​was no „immunity“ for Israel‘s enemies, a day after the Israeli military targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut‘s southern suburbs since a ‌ceasefire declared last month.

05.05.2026 - 22:11 [ Middle East Eye ]

Germany: Trial of ‚Ulm Five‘ protesters accused of Elbit break-in postponed

Known by the name „Ulm Five“, the activists allegedly entered the factory on the 8 September 2025 by smashing a glass facade and subsequently destroyed office equipment, including computers, screens and telephones.

Shortly after, the five were arrested and have since been held in pretrial detention in different prisons across southern Germany.

05.05.2026 - 21:50 [ +972 Magazine ]

‘Extraordinarily far-reaching’ Palestine Action trial gets underway in Germany

(April 28, 2026)

In the early hours of Sept. 8, 2025, a group of activists wearing black hoodies that bore the red and white logo of Palestine Action broke into the offices of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in Ulm, southern Germany.

Once inside the compound, according to prosecutors, they damaged and partly destroyed furniture, windows, and technical equipment with axes; sprayed slogans on the walls; lit pyrotechnics; and chanted “Free, free Palestine” and “Germany finances, Israel bombs.” As visible from the activists’ own filming of the break-in, no one was harmed during the action. They remained on site and called the police, who later detained them.

Since their arrest, the five activists — Daniel Tatlow-Devally (an Irish citizen), Leandra Rollo (a Spanish citizen), Crow Tricks and Zo Hailu (British citizens), and Vi Kovarbasic (a German citizen) — have been held in pre-trial detention in separate prisons across southern Germany.

04.05.2026 - 12:00 [ Informationsstelle Militarisierung ]

Aus VölkerrechtsbrĂŒchen lernen? Deutsch-Israelische MilitĂ€rkooperation im Zeichen der Zeitenwende

(April 23, 2026)

Die Studie untersucht die deutsch-israelische MilitĂ€rkooperation seit dem VerkĂŒnden der „Zeitenwende“ durch
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz, die fĂŒr eine massive Aufstockung der deutschen MilitĂ€rausgaben steht. Angesichts
der israelischen Aggressionen und dem Genozid in Gaza seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 stellt der Beitrag fest, dass die MilitĂ€rkooperation mit Israel einen Verstoß gegen das Völkerrecht darstellt. Sie zeigt weiter auf, wie deutsche Gesetzgeber und MilitĂ€rvertreter Verbindungen zur IDF und zur israelischen RĂŒstungsindustrie suchen, sei es beim Erwerb von MilitĂ€rtechnologie, beim Informationsaustausch ĂŒber Wirtschaftswachstum durch die Waffenproduktion oder um Erkenntnisse ĂŒber die effiziente Integration von Frauen
und der Reserve in die Armee zu gewinnen. Die Studie untersucht zudem die Interessen der Akteure, die die MilitĂ€rkooperation vorantreiben, und skizziert die Folgen des Militarismus fĂŒr die deutsche Zivilgesellschaft im Hinblick auf die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Staaten.

04.05.2026 - 11:43 [ Informationsstelle Militarisierung ]

IMI-Studie zu deutsch-israelischer MilitÀrkooperation veröffentlicht

(Artikel 23, 2026)

In einer neuen Studie der Informationsstelle Militarisierung e.V. untersucht Melchior Grabowski die militĂ€rische Zusammenarbeit zwischen Israel und Deutschland seit dem VerkĂŒnden der Zeitenwende. Sie zeigt auf, dass trotz massiver VölkerrechtsbrĂŒche Israels umfangreiche MilitĂ€rkooperationen zwischen den beiden LĂ€ndern stattfinden, die tief in Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft eingreifen. Damit deckt die Studie auf, welche deutschen Interessen abseits der „StaatsrĂ€son“ in der militĂ€rischen Kooperation mit Israel bestehen.

04.05.2026 - 10:29 [ Bundestag ]

Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Jan Köstering, Clara BĂŒnger, Doris Achelwilm, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion Die Linke – Drucksache 21/4092 – Abschluss eines deutsch-israelischen Cyber- und Sicherheitsabkommens

(February 23, 2026)

4. Macht das Bundesamt fĂŒr Verfassungsschutz (BfV) derzeit von seiner Befugnis nach § 22c des Bundesverfassungsschutzgesetzes (BVerfSchG) Gebrauch, um gemeinsame Dateien mit israelischen Nachrichtendiensten zu betreiben, und wenn ja, in welchem Umfang?

5. Sofern gemeinsame Dateien betrieben werden, sind an diesen Dateien weitere auslÀndische Nachrichtendienste beteiligt, und wenn ja, welche?

6. Macht das BfV derzeit von seiner Befugnis nach § 22d BVerfSchG Gebrauch, sich an gemeinsamen Dateien mit israelischen Nachrichtendiensten zu beteiligen, und wenn ja, in welchem Umfang?

7. Sofern gemeinsame Dateien betrieben werden, sind an diesen Dateien weitere auslÀndische Nachrichtendienste beteiligt, und wenn ja, welche?

8. Sofern gemeinsame Dateien betrieben werden, wie viele personenbezogene DatensÀtze waren und sind in den vergangenen zehn Jahren jeweils in diesen gemeinsamen Dateien mit israelischen Nachrichtendiensten gespeichert gewesen (bitte nach Jahren, ggf. mit Stichtag 31. Dezember, und der einspeichernden Stelle auflisten)?

9. Wenn keine solchen gemeinsamen Dateien betrieben werden, was sind die GrĂŒnde dafĂŒr?

Die Fragen 4 bis 9 werden gemeinsam im Sachzusammenhang beantwortet.

Die Beantwortung der Fragen zur Nutzung gemeinsamer Dateien insbesondere mit den israelischen Nachrichtendiensten, aber auch mit auslĂ€ndischen Nachrichtendiensten allgemein kann trotz der grundsĂ€tzlichen verfassungsrechtlichen Pflicht, InformationsansprĂŒche des Deutschen Bundestages zu erfĂŒllen, aus GrĂŒnden des Staatswohls nicht erfolgen, da Arbeitsmethoden und Vorgehensweisen der Sicherheitsbehörden des Bundes, hier des Bundesamtes fĂŒr Verfassungsschutz (BfV), im Hinblick auf deren kĂŒnftige AufgabenerfĂŒllung besonders schutzbedĂŒrftig sind. Durch eine Beantwortung der Fragen nach Nutzung gemeinsamer Dateien zwischen dem BfV und auslĂ€ndischen Nachrichtendiensten könnten RĂŒckschlĂŒsse auf die Arbeitsweise des BfV gezogen werden. Eine Konkretisierung hinsichtlich eines gegebenenfalls stattfindenden Austausches mit anderen Behörden könnte betroffene Personen oder Gruppen in die Lage versetzen, Abwehrstrategien zu entwickeln und somit die Erkenntnisgewinnung des BfV zu erschweren oder in EinzelfĂ€llen sogar unmöglich machen. Dies wĂŒrde die FunktionsfĂ€higkeit des BfV nachhaltig beeintrĂ€chtigen und damit einen erheblichen Nachteil fĂŒr die Interessen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland bedeuten.

Ferner können die erbetenen AuskĂŒnfte aufgrund der Restriktionen der sog. Third-Party-Rule nicht erteilt werden. Die Bedeutung der „Third-Party-Rule“ fĂŒr die internationale nachrichtendienstliche Zusammenarbeit hat das Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) in seinem Beschluss 2 BvE 2/15 vom 13. Oktober 2016 (Rn. 162-166) gewĂŒrdigt. Die „Third-Party-Rule“ betrifft den internationalen Austausch von Informationen der Nachrichtendienste. Diese Informationen sind geheimhaltungsbedĂŒrftig, weil sie sicherheitsrelevante Erkenntnisse enthalten, die unter Maßgabe der vertraulichen Behandlung von auslĂ€ndischen Nachrichtendiensten an das BfV weitergeleitet wurden. Eine Freigabe durch die auslĂ€ndischen Nachrichtendienste liegt nicht vor. Die Zusammenarbeit von Nachrichtendiensten setzt die Einhaltung von Vertraulichkeit voraus. Erfahrungen haben gezeigt, dass die Partnerdienste aufgrund der meist hoch eingestuften und sensiblen Inhalte Ă€ußerst restriktiv bzgl. der Freigabe ihrer Informationen verfahren. Dies gilt umso mehr, da es sich im Kontext parlamentarischer Anfragen zumeist nicht um lang zurĂŒckliegende Ereignisse handelt. Im Rahmen von Prognoseentscheidungen unterbleiben Nachfragen, auch unter BerĂŒcksichtigung von ZweckmĂ€ĂŸigkeitsgesichtspunkten, wenn die DatenĂŒbermittlung bereits mit einer ausdrĂŒcklichen und umfassenden VerwendungsbeschrĂ€nkung durch die ĂŒbermittelnde auslĂ€ndische Behörde versehen wurde. Bei der EinschĂ€tzung außenpolitisch erheblicher Sachverhalte wie der ZweckmĂ€ĂŸigkeit möglichen Verhaltens gewĂ€hrt das Grundgesetz den Organen der auswĂ€rtigen Gewalt einen weiten Spielraum, um es zu ermöglichen, die jeweiligen politischen Ziele der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Rahmen des völkerrechtlich und verfassungsrechtlich ZulĂ€ssigen durchzusetzen (BVerfGE 143, 101 [153, Rn. 170]; BVerfGE 55, 349 [365]). Das parlamentarische Fragerecht hat fĂŒr die Bundesregierung einen Ă€ußerst hohen Stellenwert. Daraus lĂ€sst sich aber nicht ohne Weiteres ein entsprechend umfassender Anspruch an auslĂ€ndische Partnerbehörden ableiten, da fĂŒr sie keine Rechts- oder Auskunftspflicht gegenĂŒber auslĂ€ndischen Abgeordneten besteht. Es ist vor diesem Hintergrund zu bedenken, dass jedenfalls ein systematisches und hochfrequentes Abfragen von Informationen anlĂ€sslich von parlamentarischen Anfragen durch deutsche Sicherheitsbehörden bei auslĂ€ndischen Partnerdiensten bei diesen nahe legen könnte, dass in Deutschland das parlamentarische Informationsrecht gegenĂŒber den Grundlagen der internationalen Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen einer InteressensabwĂ€gung von vornherein und in allen FĂ€llen ĂŒberwiegt. Es bestĂŒnde hierdurch die Möglichkeit einer ErschĂŒtterung der internationalen, vertraulichen Zusammenarbeit von Nachrichtendiensten bzw. Sicherheitsbehörden und damit einhergehenden EinschrĂ€nkungen bei der Informationsweitergabe. WĂŒrden in der Konsequenz eines Vertrauensverlustes Informationen von auslĂ€ndischen Stellen entfallen oder wesentlich zurĂŒckgehen, hĂ€tte dies wiederum eine erhebliche SchwĂ€chung der den Nachrichtendiensten des Bundes zur VerfĂŒgung stehenden Möglichkeiten der Informationsgewinnung und damit empfindliche Nachteile fĂŒr die AuftragserfĂŒllung der Nachrichtendienste zur Folge. Oftmals ist kein Ersatz durch andere Instrumente der Informationsgewinnung möglich. Eine Bekanntgabe der Informationen kann demzufolge einen Nachteil fĂŒr das Wohl des Bundes bedeuten, da durch die Missachtung einer zugesagten und vorausgesetzten Vertraulichkeit die kĂŒnftige ErfĂŒllung der gesetzlichen Aufgaben des Verfassungsschutzes einschließlich der Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Behörden, zumal mit Nachrichtendiensten anderer Staaten, erschwert wĂŒrden. Die
(zugesagte) Vertraulichkeit erstreckt sich dabei auch auf Hinweise von Geheimdiensten und Ermittlungsbehörden anderer Staaten. Dies beinhaltet stets auch die Information, ob solche ĂŒberhaupt vorliegen. Selbst die Bekanntgabe unter Wahrung des Geheimschutzes birgt das Risiko des Bekanntwerdens, welches unter keinen UmstĂ€nden hingenommen werden kann. Das Bekanntwerden von Informationen, die nach den Regeln der „Third-Party-Rule“ erlangt wurden, wĂŒrde als Störung der wechselseitigen Vertrauensgrundlage gewertet werden und hĂ€tte eine schwere BeeintrĂ€chtigung der Teilhabe des BfV am internationalen Erkenntnisaustausch zwischen Nachrichtendiensten zur Folge. Die notwendige AbwĂ€gung zwischen dem Geheimhaltungsinteresse einerseits und dem grundsĂ€tzlich umfassenden parlamentarischen Fragerecht andererseits ergibt daher, dass auch die eingestufte Übermittlung der Informationen an die Geheimschutzstelle des Deutschen Bundestages vorliegend nicht in Betracht kommt. Insofern muss ausnahmsweise das Fragerecht der Abgeordneten gegenĂŒber den Geheimhaltungsinteressen der Bundesregierung zurĂŒckstehen.

04.05.2026 - 09:56 [ TechHQ.com ]

Breaking down Germany’s Cyber Dome: What this Israel partnership involves

(July 2, 2025)

The first pillar involves establishing a joint German-Israeli cyber research centre, which would serve as the intellectual foundation for developing advanced defensive technologies. This collaboration leverages Israel’s established expertise in cybersecurity innovation with Germany’s robust technological infrastructure and research capabilities.

Strengthening cooperation between intelligence services forms the second component, specifically enhancing collaboration between Germany’s BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) and Israel’s Mossad. This intelligence-sharing framework aims to provide early warning systems for emerging cyber threats and coordinate responses to state-sponsored attacks.

The third element focuses on expanding Germany’s anti-drone defence capabilities, addressing a growing concern as unmanned aerial vehicles become increasingly weaponised and accessible to hostile actors.

31.03.2026 - 18:36 [ Tucker Carlson ]

Former Interim President of Israel Avraham Burg Speaks Out on Netanyahu’s Killing Spree

(March 24, 2026)

Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and interim president of Israel, on why Netanyahu can never settle, only kill.

26.03.2026 - 21:59 [ AfricaNews.com ]

South Africa says France has disinvited it from G7 gathering in June

The spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said they have learned that Paris has had to withdraw its invitation due to sustained pressure from the United States.

Vincent Magwenya said they have been told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South Africa was invited.

French President Emmanuel Macron personally asked Ramaphosa to take part in the G7 during the G20 summit in South Africa in November.

06.03.2026 - 14:56 [ Times of Israel ]

Will the war with Iran boost Netanyahu’s prospects at the ballot box?

An Israeli victory in the war against Iran would likely give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a bump in the polls but may not guarantee him a win in the upcoming national elections, in the assessment of several veteran political analysts. But were the regime to fall, it would significantly boost his prospects.

Since the outbreak of the war over the weekend, the opposition has set aside its criticisms and rallied behind the government, which a majority of Israeli Jews have told pollsters they believe can handle the conflict effectively.

19.02.2026 - 09:25 [ General Assembly of the United Nations ]

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the European Parliament, Strasbourg 10 February 2026

These are trying times.

When President Metsola invited me in September at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, the world felt already chaotic. I warned of a make-or-break moment for our multilateral system.

Today, only 40 days into 2026:

Venezuela.
Iran.
Greenland.

On top of Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and so many more crises.

The international order is not only under pressure, it is under attack.

And we face a new and more troubling kind of crisis: conflicts waged not even under the pretense of self-defense or respect for international law but often carried out in open defiance of it.

At precisely the moment when we most need cooperation, most need the United Nations, powers, even those who have a special responsibility to protect peace and security, are pulling away from it or even outright attacking it.

This geopolitical shift towards a world where ‘might makes right’, contradicts more than a century of hard, bloody lessons, which people of this region remember all too well.

Rules and standards drawn from these experiences, which were believed to be set in stone, are now openly questioned, dismissed, or violated.

History teaches us that large systems rarely collapse in one dramatic moment.

They erode slowly. Rule by rule. Commitment by commitment.

With those who should defend them, rather staying silent.

Until one day, what seemed permanent simply vanishes.

19.02.2026 - 09:20 [ United Nations ]

General Assembly President urges Europeans to ‘stand up’ for the UN

(February 10, 2026)

In a key address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Annalena Baerbock repeated her call to uphold multilateralism amid “trying times” globally.

She noted that just 40 days into 2026, the world has already seen crises around Venezuela, Iran and Greenland, on top of continuing devastation in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere.

“The international order is not only under pressure, it is under attack,” she told lawmakers.

“And we face a new and more troubling kind of crisis: conflicts waged not even under the pretence of self-defence or respect for international law but often carried out in open defiance of it.”

She warned that at precisely the moment the world most needs cooperation and the UN, “powers – even those who have a special responsibility to protect peace and security – are pulling away from it or even outright attacking it.”

Ms. Baerbock recalled that four years ago, when she was Germany’s Foreign Minister, she addressed the General Assembly and called for the UN to stand up for Europe’s peace as Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

“Today, I’m coming as President of the General Assembly to Europe, calling for Europe to stand up for the United Nations because the world needs the UN. But right now, the UN and its principles as enshrined in the Charter, needs the world too,” she said, referring to all continents.

18.02.2026 - 09:16 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / BĂŒro des Hohen Kommissars fĂŒr Menschenrechte ]

Special Procedures’ Coordination Committee condemns attacks against Francesca Albanese by State representatives: ‚Promote justice, not disinformation‘

“States claiming to uphold human rights, justice and the rule of law should invest their time and energy in holding to account perpetrators of egregious human rights violations, rather than targeting those investigating and exposing international crimes in an objective way,” the Committee said.

The Committee reminded States that the Special Rapporteur is mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to “investigate Israel’s violations of the principles and bases of international law, international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 
 in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967.”

“Instead of demanding Ms Albanese’s resignation for performing her mandate in very challenging circumstances – including persistent intimidation, coordinated personal attacks and unlawful unilateral sanctions – these Government representatives should join forces to hold accountable, including before the International Criminal Court, leaders and officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza,” the Committee said.

18.02.2026 - 09:11 [ Reuters ]

Independent UN body condemns ‚vicious attacks‘ on UN expert on Palestinian rights

The UN Coordination Committee – a body of six independent experts which coordinates and facilitates the work of Special Rapporteurs – accused European ministers of relying on „manufactured facts“.

„Instead of demanding Ms Albanese‘s resignation for performing her mandate…these government representatives should join forces to hold accountable, including before the International Criminal Court, leaders and officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza,“ the Committee said.

17.02.2026 - 14:00 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ]

A/80/4922 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese – Gaza Genocide: a collective crime

(October 20, 2025)

Summary

The ongoing genocide in Gaza is a collective crime, sustained by the complicity of influential Third States that have enabled longstanding systemic violations of international law by Israel. Framed by colonial narratives that dehumanize the Palestinians, this live-streamed atrocity has been facilitated through Third States’ direct support, material aid, diplomatic protection and, in some cases, active participation. It has exposed an unprecedented chasm between peoples and their governments, betraying the trust on which global peace and security rest. The world now stands on a knife-edge between the collapse of the international rule of law and hope for renewal. Renewal is only possible if complicity is confronted, responsibilities are met and justice is upheld.

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25. Certain non-Western States have turned to international courts to seek accountability and pressurize Israel to cease its actions. While only 13 States have supported South Africa before the ICJ, most Western States have persistently denied genocide. None have joined Nicaragua against Germany at the ICJ, or invoked domestic laws against complicit corporations or individuals. Only seven referred the situation to the ICC, many sought to undermine its arrest warrants, and at least 37 States were non-committal or critical, signalling intent to evade arrest obligations.

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. Military Ties: providing the means of destruction

32. While UN resolutions have called for arms embargoes on Israel since 1976, many States have continued supplying it with military support and arms transfers. Israel is disproportionately dependent on weapons imports, with the proportion of their total trade more than double the OECD average, and over four times greater than that of the United States. This international supply has continued, even as the evidence of genocide has mounted, with the United States, Germany and Italy among the largest suppliers. Only a few Western States, notably Spain and Slovenia, have cancelled contracts and imposed embargoes.

17.02.2026 - 12:05 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / BĂŒro des Hohen Kommissars fĂŒr Menschenrechte ]

From economy of occupation to economy of genocide – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese

(June 30, 2025)

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 investigates the corporate machinery sustaining the Israeli settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory. While political leaders and Governments shirk their obligations, far too many corporate entities have profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid and now genocide. The complicity exposed by the report is just the tip of the iceberg; ending it will not happen without holding the private sector accountable, including# its executives. International law recognizes varying degrees of responsibility – each requiring scrutiny and accountability, particularly in this case, where a people’s self-determination and very existence are at stake. This is a necessary step to end the genocide and dismantle the global system that has allowed it.

08.02.2026 - 19:53 [ Ron Kronish / Times of Israel ]

A political party with a vision for our future

(February 5, 2026)

Among other things, he told us that the Democrats already have 60,000 members registered in the party, and are shooting for 100,000 now, which will make us the second-largest political party in Israel in terms of numbers. In addition, he stressed the need to reach out to the Arab citizens of Israel, who make up 22 percent of our population:

There is no future for Israel without Jewish-Arab cooperation in Israeli politics.

This is a critical issue in the political discourse right now, since it is obvious that a new government will not be able to be formed if the so-called “centrist” political parties don’t agree to welcome Arab political parties into the next coalition. So far, only The Democrats have agreed to do so!