Israel May Have Stopped Aid Ships To Gaza, But Can They Escape Prosecution At the ICC?

MintPress editor Mnar Muhawesh speaks to a survivor of all three attempts to break Israel’s deadly blockade on Gaza via aid ship, and the subsequent journey for justice at the International Criminal Court.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Kevin Neish sailing aboard the Marianne Freedom Flotilla III.

Human rights activist and survivor of three Gaza aid Flotilla's that were brutally attacked by Israel, Kevin Neish, shares his footage, photos and experience with MintPress. He details what he witnessed on the Turkish aid Ship Mavi Marmara in 2010 where Israeli commandos murdered 10 activists in front of his eyes, and most recently the Swedish aid

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Cracks Are Appearing In Israel’s Wall Of Impunity At The Hague

As Israel faces a gathering storm at the International Criminal Court, the court’s own crisis of legitimacy may spur it to action.

Joe Catron
By Joe Catron
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki holds up a copy of the International Criminal Court's founding treaty, the Rome Statute

THE HAGUE, Netherlands --- As Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to mourn the losses of last summer’s Israeli military offensive, which killed 2,251 Palestinians in the besieged enclave, including 551 children, over 51 days, Israel increasingly risks new legal repercussions for its actions. “It's obvious that war crimes were committed

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Israel Vindicates Itself In Killing Of Four Children Playing On Gaza Beach

“There is no justice in the internal investigation,” Mohammed Bakr told The Associated Press. “We are counting on the ICC and human rights. We are not afraid and we are confident we will win because the world is with us.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip  — The father of one of four Palestinian children killed on a Gaza beach during last summer's Hamas-Israel war said Friday he was outraged by the announcement from the Israeli military that it was closing its internal inquiry into the incident without any indictments. The father also said he hopes the killings would be part

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Israel On The Run

Becoming a global pariah.

Robert Fantina
By Robert Fantina
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres, right and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrive to attend the opening session of the World Economic Forum at the King Hussien convention center, Southern Shuneh, Jordan, Friday, May 22, 2015. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday said Israel is blocking peace by continuing to expand settlements on occupied territory, but reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 border.

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres, right and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrive to attend the opening session of the World Economic Forum at the King Hussien convention center, Southern Shuneh, Jordan, Friday, May 22, 2015.  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday said Israel is blocking peace by continuing to expand settlements

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Palestinian Grassroots Resistance To Israeli Occupation Growing

The boycott follows the withholding by Israel of millions of Palestinian tax dollars in retaliation for the PA advancing plans to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged Gaza war crimes and abuses in the West Bank.

Mel Frykberg
By Mel Frykberg
Unarmed Palestinian confronts Israeli soldiers

An unarmed Palestinian confronts Israeli soldiers during protest near Jelazon refugee camp, north of Ramallah, West Bank. RAMALLAH, West Bank - As soon as the truck carrying Israeli dairy products entered Ramallah’s city centre it was surrounded by Palestinian activists who proceeded to remove and trash almost 20,000 dollars’ worth of mainly

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Israel To Finally Face ICC Over War Crimes In Gaza

When Palestine officially becomes an International Criminal Court member state on April 1, its first order of business will be to file a complaint with the international legal body against Israel over last year’s war on Gaza and illegal Israeli settlement activity in Palestinian territories.

Sean Nevins
By Sean Nevins

A Palestinian brother and sister walk in front of a building which was destroyed in Israel's assault on Gaza last summer, in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. BEIRUT --- Palestine plans to lodge its first complaint against Israel for alleged war crimes at the International Criminal Court

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