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Apr 11, 2021 “The unacceptable interference of the court lacks any legal basis and contravenes the goals for which it was established,” Israel says. By Aryeh Savir, TPS The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has no authority to launch a war crimes investigation against the Jewish state, Israel has announced. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced in March she was launching an investigation against Israel for alleged crimes committed in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in recent days held discussions on the issue of Israeli policy regar...

© screenshot Israeli military in action • International Criminal Court Jerusalem has pointed to its own independent judiciary capable of trying soldiers who commit war crimes. Israel will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's investigation of Israel for alleged war crimes, top ministers decided on Thursday. The state will argue in a letter of response to The Hague that the court has no jurisdiction to open the probe, consistent with Israel's longstanding position. The letter will also declare that Israel rejects the accusation that it committed war crimes. Israel is not a m...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, The rise of social media and the internet of things has left very little to the imagination but can also be extremely harmful, especially in the case of conspiracy theories and inaccurate or unproven information. Much like how misinformation and inappropriate content is flagged, those that sym...

Knesset presses social-media companies to combat online anti-Semitism Knesset presses social-media companies to combat online anti-Semitism Representatives from Twitter, Facebook, Google and TikTok joined a Knesset hearing addressing online hate. Gov't releases first national response to the growing problem. Knesset member Michal Cotler-Wunsh (second from left) leading the Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee hearing addressing online anti-Semitism on Feb. 10, 2020. Credit: Courtesy. (February 11, 2021 / JNS) Representatives from top social medial companies participated in ...

173 shares Silhouettes are seen in front of the logo of US social media Facebook in Brussels, February 14, 2020. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) Israeli ministers and lawmakers on Wednesday presented tech giants Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter with proposals to beef up the fight against anti-Semitism on social media. The companies should institute policies similar to those they employ by labeling misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and the US presidential election, the ministers said. The call came in a policy paper, called “The Hate Factor,” formulated by the Strategic Affairs Mini...