ICJ concerned at Israel’s use of collective punishment
The ICJ expressed disappointment today at the ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing for the deportation of West Bank residents Antisar Ajouri and Kifah Ajouri to Gaza.
Expert opinion on the transfer of Westbank residents facing deportation
On 26 August, the High Court of Justice of Israel heard the beginning of oral arguments by lawyers for Kifah and Intisar Ajuri and Abdel Nasser Asida. The three petitioners are relatives of persons accused by Israel of having carried out acts of terrorism.
ICJ condemns Russia’s revanchist war in Chechnya
Today, the ICJ firmly condemned the use of force by the Russian army against civilian targets in and around Grozny, in Chechnya.
ICJ Condemns the bomb attack in Israel
The ICJ condemns the bomb attack at Beit Lid bus stop junction. The “Islamic Jihad” claimed responsibility for this act which resulted in the killing of 18 Israeli soldiers and one civilian, and injured tens of other persons.
The ICJ is concerned about the potential repercussions of this attack. The ICJ already calls on the Government of Israel to exercise maximum restraint and avoid taking disproportionate and collective action against Palestinian civilians for acts they did not commit. The ICJ urges all parties to put an immediate end to the violence.
Israeli occupation: jurists urge immediate implementation of Security Council Resolutions
The Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip continues to be barred from entering Israel following the killing of an Israeli civilian by a Palestinian in Bat Yam near Tel Aviv on 28 May 1992.