International law

Argentinian President Javier Milei laughs alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a special Knesset session in Milei's honor, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Why Latin America is key to Israel’s diplomatic impunity

While alienating traditional allies, Israel is deepening ties with a new wave of right-wing populist leaders who are willing to shield it from accountability.

By Xavier Abu Eid September 15, 2026

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PODCAST: How Israel wields international law as a license to kill

Neve Gordon explains how wartime protections for civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.

By +972 Magazine September 10, 2026

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‘NAZA’: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza

Our new film shows how Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian civilians was a calculated and intentional act, through the testimonies of those responsible.

By Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor September 10, 2026

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Francesca Albanese, July 27, 2024. (Rafael Medeiros/CC BY-SA 2.0)

‘Impunity won’t last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope

The UN Special Rapporteur points to the way out of the current crisis facing international law, while responding to criticism over her stance on October 7.

By Samah Salaime January 21, 2026

Palestinians line up to receive meals from a World Central Kitchen distribution point in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 16, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Collaborate or leave: Israel’s cruel ultimatum to humanitarian groups in Gaza

Under the guise of re-registration, Israel seeks to force all international NGOs to comply with the GHF model, turning aid into a vehicle for ethnic cleansing.

By Lee Mordechai and Liat Kozma September 24, 2025

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Galant hold a joint press conference at the Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv. October 28, 2023. (Dana Kopel/Pool)

‘The ICC’s findings so far have only scratched the surface’

Netanyahu and Gallant's arrest warrants are a victory for international justice even if enforcement remains a challenge, says Palestinian lawyer Raji Sourani.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 26, 2024

Palestinians and Israelis protest against Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Tel Aviv, June 6, 2020. (Keren Manor/Activestills)

Grappling with Jewish fears in a just Palestinian struggle

Recognizing Zionism’s settler-colonial nature shouldn’t prevent us from reimagining a collective Jewish existence in this land, or taking seriously the fears that are weaponized to justify Palestinian subjugation.

By Haggai Matar November 26, 2024

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, September 23, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)

With pager blasts and airstrikes, Israel unleashes its terror on Lebanon

Israeli leaders have threatened to replicate the ‘Gaza model’ in south Lebanon. But Hezbollah may prove to be an even more challenging foe than Hamas.

By Elia Ayoub September 23, 2024

Palestinians search for martyrs and wounded in the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 6, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

How Israel plans to whitewash its war crimes in Gaza

The Israeli army uses the veneer of internal accountability to fend off external criticism. But its record reveals how few perpetrators are punished.

By Dan Owen July 24, 2024

An Israeli soldier closes an agricultural gate in the West Bank wall after Palestinian farmers crossed through during the olive harvest near the village of 'Azzun 'Atma, occupied West Bank, October 19, 2022. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’

Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel's military regime, and the lessons of turning international law into action.

By Ghousoon Bisharat July 23, 2024

Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 15, 2024. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)

By failing to stop the Gaza genocide, the ICJ is working exactly as intended

The international legal order was built to administer colonial violence, not to end wars — and that poses serious questions for the Palestinian struggle.

By Emilio Dabed July 16, 2024

Palestinians at the site of a destroyed building from an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 5, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘The international legal order needs repair — and Gaza is a part of this’

Al Mezan director Issam Younis explains the obstacles and opportunities for Palestinians following major interventions from the world’s top courts.

By Ghousoon Bisharat May 24, 2024

Israeli soldiers from the 8717 Battalion of the Givati Brigade operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Why human agency is still central to Israel’s AI-powered warfare

Following +972’s 'Lavender' exposé, international law and AI experts explain how Israel's top brass and global tech firms are implicated in the slaughter.

By Sophia Goodfriend April 25, 2024