(May 20, 2025)
The UK, along with Canada, is determined to take the step at the conference organized by France in June at the United Nations. The intensification of Israeli attacks and the blockade of food aid to Gaza have overtaken the British government‘s reluctance.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has also made public statements vowing to take „unilateral actions“ but refrained from issuing specific threats.
The UK and France have discussed recognising Palestine as soon as next month, when a UN conference on the two-state solution takes place in New York.
(26 May 2025 18:19 BST)
Dermer told the foreign minister of France that Israel would annex parts of Area C in the occupied West Bank and legalise several Israeli settlements as well. France is set to host a conference in June with Saudi Arabia, where discussions about recognising a Palestinian state will be held.
(November 21, 2024)
The gradual annexation of so-called Area C of the West Bank (delineated by the Oslo Accords and controlled fully by Israel), or even part of it, is expected to lead to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, and thus the end of its security coordination with the occupation state, and the occupation army will have to control the occupied Palestinian territory. In such a situation, Israel will be forced to fund a military-run regime and be responsible for the lives of 2.8 million Palestinians.
“We will keep Jerusalem united, whole, and under Israeli sovereignty,” Netanyahu said.
„Jerusalem, our eternal capital, was reunited 58 years ago in the Six-Day War. It will never be divided again,” he added.
GHF emerged in the public eye earlier this month as Israeli officials began briefing the UN and international NGOs about their new detailed plan to take over – and restrict – aid distribution in Gaza.
According to a memo of those briefings, aid would be distributed from up to five logistic hubs set up in southern Gaza, run by private security contractors and with facial recognition technology to vet beneficiaries.
The GHF is a Switzerland-based nonprofit organization backed by the United States and Israel, which aims to use armed private contractors to provide security at Israeli-designated corridors and distribution “hubs,” from which aid groups would distribute food packages to vetted Gazans.
Jake Wood’s resignation as executive director, which he said comes two months after he was approached to lead the organization, amounts to a vote of no confidence against the foundation’s plan, which has faced skepticism from humanitarian agencies about its feasibility and morality since its inception.
Trial International has filed two complaints with the Swiss authorities about a controversial NGO, which was set up to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip. (…)
The international crime-fighting organisation wants to know whether GHF, which has had a subsidiary registered in Geneva since February, complies with Swiss law and international humanitarian law.
It is particularly concerned about the foundation’s links with the United States, where its headquarters are located, and with Israel.
Deutschland findet sich immer mehr in einer Minderheitenposition in der EU wieder. Diese Woche am 20. Mai stimmte Berlin gegen die überwiegende Mehrheit der EU-Länder, die einem niederländischen Vorschlag gefolgt waren, eine Prüfung einzuleiten, ob Israel mit dem Vorgehen in Gaza gegen seine Menschenrechtsverpflichtungen gemäß Artikel 2 des Assoziierungsabkommens zwischen der EU und Israel verstoßen hat. Die NachDenkSeiten wollten wissen, mit welcher Begründung sich Deutschland gegen eine solche Überprüfung ausgesprochen hat.
In the eyes of the western empire, there are some people who may be murdered with mass military violence, and others who may not be. There are some types of children who can be photographed with their ribcages sticking out because of deliberately inflicted starvation without causing much of a stir, and there are other types of children for whom such photographs would shake the earth.
In the eyes of the western empire, Jews are considered fully human, while Muslims and Arabs are not. A massacre of Jews is a terrible, unforgivable atrocity which cries out to the heavens for limitless vengeance, while Israel’s daily massacres of Palestinians merit nothing more than a footnote.
(April 27, 2025)
In short: every government of a UN member state could bring in a resolution to the Assembly that, once it is adopted, requests an urgent advisory opinion of the World Court, the International Court of Justice.
And if the World Court decides so, Israel is being kicked out of the United Nations. That‘s it. The Security Council is meaningless on that matter.
So here is the question of questions, to all of you around the world: Although it has been publicly demanded, even promised by various governments – why hasn´t this happened yet?
(May 8, 2025)
Ties between the EU and Israel — which are major trading partners — are governed by a so-called Association Agreement. It stipulates that their ties “shall be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles.”
The Dutch government has said that it intends to block the agreement pending an EU review into whether the Israel government is complying with the pact, which entered force in 2000. Kallas said the ministers would discuss this on May 20.
(May 7, 2025)
In a missive to European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Veldkamp accused Jerusalem of acting in violation of the 2000 E.U.-Israel Association Agreement, which states that relations between the Jewish state and the 27-member body are “based on respect for human rights and democratic principles.”
The Netherlands will block European cooperation with Jerusalem until alleged rights abuses are investigated, he wrote to Kallas. Renewal of the program requires unanimous support from all E.U. foreign ministers.
Ireland‘s Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the situation in Gaza ‘hell on earth’. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EU’s lack of response. Food and medicine have been blocked from entering the besieged area for almost 60 days.
Since Israel closed border crossings in early March, WCK has been unable to replenish the stocks of food that we use to feed hundreds of thousands of Gazans daily. In recent weeks, our teams stretched every remaining ingredient and fuel source using creativity and determination. We turned to alternative fuels like wood pallets and olive husk pellets and pivoted away from rice recipes that require more fuel in favor of stews with bread. By constantly adapting over the past weeks, we were cooking 133,000 meals daily at our two remaining WCK Field Kitchens and baking 80,000 loaves of bread each day.
But we have now reached the limits of what is possible.
Israel has long criticised involvement of the United Nations, seeing it as biased, and has banned work of the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees.
Asked about the lack of a role for the United Nations, whose efforts have been impeded by Israel, Bruce said: „Endless press releases and Hamas appeasement have not delivered food, medicine or shelter to those who need it.“
According to American media reports, President Trump issued a statement following India’s attacks that martyred innocent Pakistani civilians and Pakistan’s strong retaliatory response.
In his statement, Trump said, “I know the leaders of both Pakistan and India personally and have good relations with them. I understand them well. Both sides have now settled their scores, so it’s time for them to resolve the issue peacefully.”
US President Donald Trump on India and Pakistan said, „I get along with both. I know both very well and I want to see them work it out. I want to see them stop.“
Addressing journalists outside the Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Guterres expressed deep concern over deteriorating relations between the two South Asian neighbours, saying they had reached “their highest in years.”
He reiterated his condemnation of the 22 April terror attack in the Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir, which killed at least 26 civilians and injured many more.
“Targeting civilians is unacceptable – and those responsible must be brought to justice through credible and lawful means,” Mr. Guterres said.
“It is also essential – especially at this critical hour – to avoid a military confrontation that could easily spin out of control.”
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India and Pakistan both administer parts of Kashmir but claim the territory in full.
India launched missile strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early on Wednesday, marking the most serious military escalation in years between the nuclear-armed rivals and raising fears of a broader conflict.
Analysts say the move may serve New Delhi’s domestic political aims but risks triggering unpredictable retaliation from Islamabad.
In attacks at six various locations, 26 Pakistanis were martyred and 46 were injured.
He Masjid Bilal near Muzaffarabad was targeted by Indian aggression, resulting in death of three civilians. A mosque in Muridke was also targeted, where 3 men lost their lives and one injured, while in Kotli, a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy were martyred. However, there have been no reports of casualties from Sialkot and Shakargarh.
The DG ISPR added 13 people were martyred in a cowardly attack in Ahmedpur Sharqia.
Pakistan claimed it shot down several Indian fighter jets in retaliation as two planes fell onto villages in India-controlled Kashmir. At least seven civilians were also killed in the region by Pakistani shelling, Indian police and medics said.
Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbors since the attack, which India has blamed Pakistan for backing. Islamabad has denied the accusation.
“If Israel’s genocidal campaign of forced starvation can be carried out with impunity and with our own government’s support, international law no longer exists. Israel can seemingly violate all international laws and norms with an impunity that does not apply to any other nation on the planet. If international law is to have any meaning, the Trump administration and the world community must act immediately to stop Israel’s forced starvation, state terrorism, slaughter, mass destruction, and ethnic cleansing.”
Signed by representatives of the following organisations and their branches, affiliates or in their individual capacity:
Abrahamic Foundation
Abrar Foundation
Abu Bakar Mosque (Bradford)
Abu Bakr Trust (ABT) – Walsall
Abu Hanifah Foundation (Blackburn)
Ad Duha Masjid
Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat
Al Abbas Islamic Centre, KSIMC Birmingham
Al Amaan Education Trust
Al Aqsa Masjid Docklands
Al Balagh Academy
Al Khazra Mosque (Oldham)
Al Madani Masjid (Slough)
Al Madina Jame Masjid
Al Madina Mosque Barking
Al Manaar Academy (Loughborough)
Al Quran Academy
Al Zahra Foundation
Al Zunayrah Foundation
Al-Emaan Centre
Al-Falah Islamic Education Centre
Al-Farooq Trust
Al-Hijrah Trust
Al-Hira Educational Centre and Masjid
AL-HQ Law & More (Islamic Wills)
Al-Mahdi Centre, Wessex
Al-Muttaqin Research Centre (Manchester)
Al-Risalah Trust (London)
Alansar IEC
Alessi Marketing
Alkhair Primary School
AlKhaleel Institute
Alnoor Cultural & Educational Trust (Alnoor C&ET) – Essex
Aman Association
Amanah Masjid (Birmingham)
Anjuman Raza-E-Mustafa
Aqoon Education Services
Arab Lawyers Association (UK)
As-Salaam Trust – The Peace Centre
Asha Islamic Centre
Asian Muslim Cultural Association (London)
Asian Women Association
Association of Srilankan Muslims in UK
Aston Palestine Society
Azhar Academy Bolton
Balham Masjid & Tooting Islamic Centre
Bangladesh Islamic Centre (Birmingham)
Bangladeshi Islamic Society
Baytun Noor (Birmingham)
Beeston Muslim Centre
Belfast Islamic Centre
Belfast MultiCultural Association
Belgrave Mosque – Owais Qarni (Ilford)
Bexley Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Bexley PSC)
Bilal Mosque (Leeds)
Bilborough Islamic Centre
Birmingham Masjid and Dawah Centre
Bishopbriggs Islamic Community Centre
Blackburn Road Learning Centre
Bolton Central Islamic Society (BCIS)
Bolton Council of Mosques [~40]
Bradford Friends of Palestine (BFOP)
Bridgford Muslim Action Group
BrIsoc
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (BMCS)
Bristol Turkish Community Association
British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Association
British Islamic Medical Association
British Muslim Heritage Centre
British Palestinian Families Network
British Turkish Association [~40]
Bushey Islamic Circle
Campaign Against Anti-Muslim Hate / Campaign Against Hate
Central Jamia Masjid (Southall)
Central Mosque (Wakefield)
Cheadle Masjid
Chelmsford Action for Palestine
Chelmsford Muslim Society
Cherwell Projects Ltd
Cis Windows
City Friends of Palestine (London)
City Retreat Leicester
City University Islamic Society (ISOC)
Cloud Devops Ltd
Committee for Alternative Development Trust
Compass Learning Centre (CLC)
Consortium [~11]
Cosy Cruise Travel Ltd
Council for Mosques Bradford [~140]
Council of Bristol Mosques (CBM) [~6]
Council of European Jamaats [~11]
Council of Mosque – Tower Hamlets [~45]
Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations [~28]
Croydon Islamic Youth Club
Dar Ul Isra Education and Welfare (Cardiff)
Dar us Salaam
Darassalaam
Darul Arqam Muslim Community Association
Darul Atfaal
Darul Ilm – SLMC of East London
Darulisra Muslim Educational Welfare Centre
Darus Salam Mosque (Leicester)
Darussalam Education Centre
Derby Jamia Mosque
Diverse Legal Consulting (Chelmsford)
Diyanet Stoke Education Centre
Dovex
Dundee Central Mosque
East Birmingham Central Masjid
East Cardiff Muslim Centre
East End Islamic Centre (Newham)
East Kilbride Muslims Association
Easton Jamia Masjid
Eden Foundation (Birmingham)
Eden Masjid and Dawah Centre
Edgware Youth
Eid Prayer And Festival (Leicester)
Elland Masjid Association – West Yorkshire
Enfield Community Action Group
Enfield Town Islamic Centre
Epsom and Ewell Islamic society
Essex Council of Mosques [~5]
EuroPal Forum
Exeter Mosque and Cultural Centre
Extant Marketing
Faith Inspire [~7]
Fatima Community Centre (Sheffield)
Fatima Elizabeth Archery Club
Fatima Elizabeth Phrontistery
Fazilat Masjid (Nottingham)
FC Leytonstone
Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO) [~50]
Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) [~120]
Finsbury Park Mosque
First Choice Plumbing
Fiqh Council Birmingham (FCB)
Fleetgate Hardware ltd
Friends of Al-Aqsa
Fussilat Academy (London)
Gastec
Global Somali Diaspora
Goodwood Islamic Centre
Grangetown Muslim Cultural Centre (GMCC)
Green Street Business Association
Haaya Foundation (Hounslow)
Hamilton Islamic Centre
Hamlets Way Mosque (Mile End Bengali Muslim Community Association)
Handsworth Wood Cultural Centre
Harpenden Muslim Network
Harrow Youth Club
Hastings Mosque
Havering4Peace
Hayes Muslim Centre
Here For Youth
Hillingdon Borough Muslims
Hounslow Muslim Centre
Hubb Leicestershire
Huddersfield Community First (HDCF)
Huddersfield Council of Mosques (HCoM)
Hull Turkish Education Society
Humanity for All (Scotland)
Hyderi Islamic Centre
I Waqf
I Will Solicitors
Ibadurrehman Trust
ICareCharity
ICMG Edmonton branch
ICMG MARGATE
Imam Zakariya Academy (IZA)
Imdadia Charitable Trust
Imperial Islamic Society
In Her Footsteps
Inspireamillion Limited
Inspired Supported Housing
Inspirited Minds
Interbuild Aid
International Communities Organisation (London)
International Community Milli Görüş
Iqra Women‘s Group (Leeds)
ISLAH (Cambridge)
Islamic Education Trust Leicester
Islamic Finance Guru
Islamic History Channel
Islamic Information Centre, Hastings
Islamic Research Institute of GB (IRIGB)
Islamic Society of Britain
Islamic Tarbiyyah Prep School (Bradford)
Jam-e-Masjid Qiblah Hadhrat Sahib Gulhar Shareef Birmingham
Jamia Masjid Sultania (JMS) (Nottingham)
Jamia Syeda Fatima Al Zahra Mosque
Jamia Usmania
JKR & HCY ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reading)
Jummah in Chorleywood
Karima al Marwaziyya Foundation (High Wycombe)
Kent Islamic Center
Khidmah Organisation (Leicester)
Khizra Mosque
Kilmarnock Central Mosque
Kurdish Society of Nottingham
Lancashire Council of Mosques
Lantor Ltd
Leeds Beckett University Islamic Society (LBU ISOC)
Legal Action for Peace
Leicester Community Assist
Leicestershire Zakah Foundation
Lewisham Islamic Centre
Leytonstone Islamic Association
London Islamic Culture and Recreation Society
Long Eaton Masjid
Loughborough Dawah Centre
Loughborough Mosque and Islamic Culture Association
Lumb Fox Limited
Luton Council of Mosques
Luton Muslim Malayali Association
Luton Sri Lankan Islamic Cultural Centre
Luton Turkish community
Madarasah Noorul Quran Leicester
Madrasa Talimu Quran
Madina Mosque & Community Centre (Cardiff)
Madni Masjid (Nottingham)
Madrasa Taleem ul Islam (Glasgow)
Madrasaatul Noor Leicester
Madrasah Madania Tahfeezul Quran (MMTQ) – Bradford
Mahmudsabir Masjid
Malayalee Muslim Cultural & Welfare Association UK
Maldon Masjid
MAN UK
Marifah Institute
Markazul-Uloom Al-Islamiyya (Rotherham)
Masjid Abu Bakr
Masjid Abu Bakr Tinsley
Masjid Abu Hurairah
Masjid Al Falaah (Birmingham)
Masjid Al Farouq
Masjid Al Furqan (Leicester)
Masjid Al Madina (Walsall)
Masjid Al Rawda (London)
Masjid Al-Jannah Slough
Masjid Alhikmah and Community Centre
Masjid At Taqwa (Bradford)
Masjid Ayesha
Masjid Ayesha (London)
Masjid e Imam Ali (Aberdeen)
Masjid e Noor (Gloucester)
Masjid e Salaam Trust (Bolton)
Masjid E Tauheed (Manor Park- London)
Masjid e Umar (Bradford)
Masjid Hazrat Bilal (Bristol)
Masjid Ibrahim Ferham (Rotherham)
Masjid Jamia Islamia Nottingham
Masjid Noor
Masjid Taha & Education Centre (Stratford, London)
Masjid Talha
Masjid Tawhid Leyton
Masjid Ul Hidayah (East Ham)
Masjid Umar
Masjid Usman (Bradford)
Masjid Zakaria (Birmingham)
Masjid-E-Quba, London
Masjid-e-Zainabia
Masjid-us-Sunnah (Leicester)
Masjid E Saliheen, Preston
MAUK
Meadows Muslim Centre (Nottingham)
Millwall Community Association
Misbaahul Uloom Urdu Centre
Mksi Leicester
Monmouthshire Muslim Community Association
Mum’s Kitchen
Mushkil Aasaan Charity
Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) [~15]
Muslim Association of Croydon (MAC)
Muslim Community Association
Muslim Community Centre Uxbridge
Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)
Muslim Council of Scotland [~100]
Muslim Council of Wales [~70]
Muslim Cultural & Welfare Association of Sutton (MCWAS)
Muslim Cultural Centre Wollaton, Nottingham
Muslim Doctors Association and Allied Health Professionals CIC
Muslim Doctors Cymru (MDC)
Muslim Engagement and Development
Muslim Event
Muslim Khatri Association
Muslim Public Affairs Forum Committee (MPACUK)
Muslim Welfare House Sheffield
Muslim Welfare Institute (MWI) (Blackburn)
Muslim Welfare Society Port Talbot
Muslim Women of Merton
Muslimaat UK (MMT UK)
My School Tutor
Narjis foundation (Glasgow)
Naseeha Youth Project (NYP) (Cardiff)
National Waqf
NCJM Stow Hill Mosque
New Beginnings
Newcastle Central Mosque
Newcastle under Lyme Islamic Centre
Newham Muslim Forum
Newport Diyanet Community Education Centre
Nextpoint Recruitment
Nexus Pharmacy
Nfsb Cardiff limited
NHS Muslim Women’s Network
Noka Solutions Ltd
Noor Youth
Noor-el-Islam Mosque (Cardiff)
Noorani Education Centre
Norbury Islamic Academy
Norbury Muslim Centre
North Ilford Islamic Centre
North West Islamic Association
Northwood Hills Mosque and Community Centre (NHMCC)
Nottingham Bangladesh Centre
Nottingham Council of Mosques (NCM) [~25]
Nottingham Islam Information Point
Nottingham Turkish Community
Nur Al Hadi Mosque (Sheffield)
Nuurul Huda Cultural centre ltd
Oadby and Wigston Muslim Association
Oadby Community Hub
P and D UK Services Ltd (West London)
Pakistan Centre
Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB)
Palmed UK Charity
Peckham Mosque Trust
Pekunluler Turkish Cultural Association
Plumstead Islamic Centre
PMS Jamea Masjid
Port Talbot Mosque
Preston Muslim Forum
PureStreets
Purley Islamic Community Centre
Qadria Jilania Islamic Centre & Madrasa (Manchester)
Qasim al-Ulum Centre (Manchester)
Qmed Staffing
Queensgate Islamic Centre
Quran Club
Quran ft Soul
Quwwat-ul-Islam Society Newham
Reading Muslim
Recipe2Inspire CIC (R2I)
Redbridge & Ilford Independents
Redbridge Community Action Group (RCAG)
Reflection Path
River To The Sea (Non Profit)
S E London Friends of Palestine
Saeed Institute (Bolton)
Said Nursi Mosque
Salahaddin Community Centre (Peterborough)
Sayyidah Aminah Masjid (Bradford)
SBMCA (Birmingham)
Scottish Association of Mosques [~13]
Shah Jalal Jami Masjid (Walsall)
Shahjalal Mosque & Islamic Centre (Oldham)
Shahporan Jam e Mosque
Shahporan Madrasah
SHERIFF Estate & Letting Agent
Sherwood Education and Culture Centre
Shia Ithna‘ashari Community of Middlesex (SICM)
Simply Ethical Financial Services Ltd
SLIA
Soul Therapy Scotland
Southend Mosque
Sri Lanka Islamic Forum UK
Sri Lanka Muslim Society UK (Leicester)
Sri Lankan Muslim Progressive Front-Milton Keynes
Srilankan Muslim Community of East London
STEM Muslims
Streatham Hill Masjid
Strive UK [~15]
Suffa Education Centre
Suffolk Muslim Society
Surrey Muslim Association
Swansea University Mosque
Taleem Ul-Quran Trust (Coventry)
Tawfiq Online Learning
Taybah Charitable Trust
Teviot British Bangladeshi Association (London)
The Ahmed Ali Petkar Foundation (TAAP Foundation)
The Alberinious Foundation
The Ilford Muslim Society
The Islamic Foundation (Leicester)
The Lantern Initiative
The Quran Hub (TQH)
The Shah Jahan Mosque (Woking, Surrey)
The Suffah Institute
The United Kingdom Indian Muslim Council (UKIMC)
The Wheel Plug UK (Dewsbury)
The World Federation of KSIMC
Thornton Heath Islamic centre
Turners and Locksley Centre
Turners and Locksley Masjid Cultural Centre (London)
Tuyoorul jannah (TJ) Birds of Paradise
UCL Students for Justice in Palestine
UK Islam Centre
UK Kahramanmaras Education and Culture Centre
UK Medical and Community Projects
UKIM [~50]
Ummah Community Centre (UCC)
Ummah Community Trust (UCT)
Ummah Gwent Community Centre / Masjid
Union of Muslim Organisations (Walsall)
University of Birmingham Friends of Palestine
University of Birmingham Islamic Society
Warwick Islamic Society
West London Mosques Forum (Southall)
Werneth Jamia Masjid
West Cardiff Islamic Centre
West London Mosque Forum
West London Turkish Volunteers
Women Together
Worcester Muslim Welfare Association – Worcester Central Masjid
World Forum for Srilankan Muslims
Worthing Islamic Society
Xynosoft Ltd
Y9 Mak communications Ltd
Yemeni Community Association in sandwell
Yeovil Islamic Centre & SSMCA
YMCO – Young Muslim and Community Organisation (Cardiff)
Zaza Technologies Ltd
Zeenergy Limited
(April 29, 2025)
Commenting on the letter, Secretary General Dr Wajid Akhter said:
“We are at a watershed moment as events in Gaza intensify, with more innocent lives lost each day. British Muslim communities, alongside countless others across the country, are simply calling for a foreign policy rooted in justice, humanity, and international law.
“We have rightly mobilised a coalition of the willing to oppose Russia’s illegal occupation of Ukraine, yet the illegal occupation of Palestine and the mass killing of Palestinian civilians is met with silence. We urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to show moral leadership and act swiftly.“
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has deliver a letter signed by over 300 Muslim groups to 10 Downing Street urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to show “moral leadership” and swiftly recognise the Palestinian State.
The signatories, comprising of organisations from every region of the UK, including mosques, student societies, charities and advocacy groups, are calling on the British government to urgently:
(October 10, 2024)
„Wir haben Waffen geliefert, und wir werden Waffen liefern“, stellte Scholz in seiner Rede vor den Abgeordneten klar. Die Bundesregierung habe Entscheidungen getroffen, „die auch sicherstellen, dass es demnächst weitere Lieferungen geben wird“. In welchem Umfang welche Waffen geliefert werden sollen, ließ Scholz dabei aber offen.
Zuvor hatten die Unionsparteien der Ampelkoalition mangelnde Unterstützung Israels vorgeworfen – auch hinsichtlich von Waffenexporten.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Rome advised that a tugboat has been sent out and is on the scene. Our communications with the vessel were destroyed in the attack and we are unable to confirm this. Under international maritime law and conventions Malta is obliged to act and ensure the safety of a civilian ship in distress within its proximity. The lack of response and information about the rescue efforts breaches international customary law.
„At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship came under direct attack in international waters,“ the group said in a statement.
„Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel twice, causing a fire and a substantial breach in the hull,“ it added, blaming Israel.
„Israeli ambassadors must be summoned and answer to violations of international law, including the ongoing blockade and the bombing of our civilian vessel in international waters.“
Earlier in her 30-minute opening submission to the court, the UN undersecretary general for legal affairs, Elinor Hammarskjöld, opted for a full-throated assertion of the immunities and privileges of the UN and its subsidiary bodies under the UN charter and 1946 convention on UN privileges.
She said Israel had no right unilaterally to declare UN bodies were not impartial and so deny cooperation or aid, adding: “When the basic elements of this [the charter’s] legal framework are not observed, the very nature of the work of the organisation on behalf of its member states is in jeopardy.”
However, according to him, there are opportunities in the world for sanctions and other economic pressure, diplomatic pressure, “to say this, to discuss territorial issues, but only after a complete, unconditional ceasefire.”
The President stressed that Ukraine is ready for dialogue in any format at any time, but only after a real signal that Russia is ready to end the war.
„Such a signal is a complete, unconditional ceasefire,“ Zelenskyy explained.
„We know that the United States has a mediator position in this conflict. And this is the choice that the United States made. But we consider the United States as a strong strategic partner that has influence. And we would very much like these two forces to be used in relation to Russia, so that the force is directed at Russia, because it is Russia that is the aggressor. And we would very much like to have a common understanding that Russia is the aggressor, not us,“ Zelenskyy said in an interview with American journalist Ben Shapiro.
FOR THESE REASONS, THE CHAMBER HEREBY,
INVITES Hungary to provide, by 23 May 2025, submissions for the purposes of proceedings under article 87(7) of the Rome Statute; and
INSTRUCTS the Registrar to transmit this invitation to the competent authorities of Hungary
In a filing released late Wednesday, The Hague-based court initiated non-compliance proceedings against Hungary after the country gave Netanyahu a red carpet welcome despite an ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity in connection with the war in Gaza.
(April 17, 2025)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has asked Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent visit, despite an active ICC warrant for crimes against humanity in Gaza. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 16, the court requested that Budapest submit a formal clarification by 23 May 2025.
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have “become the evil we deplore.” But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by “information warfare” to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a “disguised, quiet, media free” way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our country’s wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them – before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
(April 10, 2025)
Sudan has told the United Nations’ top court that the United Arab Emirates is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces
(April 7, 2025)