Israel & the International Criminal Court

The Facts from Israel, an Accountable Democratic Society

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister's Office

Israel Office of the Attorney General

Complementarity and the IDF

The Turkel Commission and the Ciechanover Report

  • "Team for the Review and Implementation of the Second Report of the Public Commission for the Examination of the Maritime Incident of May 31st 2010 Regarding Israel's Mechanisms for Examining and Investigating Complaints and Claims of Violations of the Law of Armed Conflict According to International Law" Ciechanover Report, August 2015
  • "Public Commission to Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010 – Second Report: Israel's Mechanisms for Examining and Investigating Complaints and Claims of Violations of the Laws of Armed Conflict According to International Law" The Turkel Commission, February 2013
  • "Public Commission to Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010 – Report Part One" The Turkel Commission, January 2011

Informal remarks from Israeli officials on ICC

  • "IDF chief condemns ICC probe, implies judges unfamiliar with terror tactics" Times of Israel, March 22, 2021
  • "Towards Israel, the International Criminal Court does politics, not law" Le Figaro, President Reuven Rivlin, March 17, 2021
  • "Mandelblit says ICC's investigation of Israel undermines legitimacy of court" Times of Israel, March 4, 2021
  • "ICC undermines its own legitimacy" Israel Hayom, Ambassador Dror Eydar, March 4, 2021
  • "Defense Minister Gantz: ICC probe rewards terrorism, conflict can only be resolved by negotiations" Times of Israel, March 3, 2021
  • "Tweet by Gideon Sa'ar on the Opening of an ICC Investigation" Twitter, March 3, 2021
  • "Avigdor Liberman: ICC decision 'screams hypocrisy and anti-Semitism'" Times of Israel, March 3, 2021
  • "Avichai Mandelblit: International Criminal Court lacks any jurisdiction over Israel," Arutz Sheva, February 6, 2021
  • "Israel intends to fight back against war-crimes probe by International Criminal Court" JNS.org, Israel Kasnett, December 23, 2019
  • "State Attorney Shai Nitzan talks to the 'Post' about a decade versus ICC" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, December 23, 2019
  • "Netanyahu: ICC makes Jewish rights to biblical Israel a war crime" The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff, December 23, 2019
  • "ICC picks fight, Israel will fight back - analysis" The Jerusalem Post, Herb Keinon, December 22, 2019
  • "Israeli lawmakers respond to ICC: Diplomatic terror, political decision" The Jerusalem Post, Leon Sverdlov, December 22, 2019
  • "Analysis: Israel Ready to Challenge ICC on 'Palestine'" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, December 7, 2018
  • "Israel said secretly cooperating with Hague court's examination of 2014 Gaza war" The Times of Israel, November 11, 2018
  • "Attorney general warned cabinet against forcibly demolishing Bedouin village" The Times of Israel, October 21, 2018
  • "ICC's 'war crimes' warning gives Israel pause over razing Bedouin village" Israel Hayom, Ariel Kahana, October 19, 2018
  • "Israel scolds ICC prosecutor over warning of war crimes in Bedouin village" The Times of Israel, Raphael Ahren, October 18, 2018
  • "Analysis: IDF's syncing of war crimes decisions a message to ICC" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, September 6, 2018
  • "Israel said to formally protest ICC's unusual appeal to 'Palestinian victims'" The Times of Israel, Michael Bachner and Raphael Ahren, August 14, 2018
  • "Analysis: High Court on collision course with ICC over enhanced interrogation" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, December 15, 2017
  • "Former Top FM Official Blasts Media, Government for Exaggerating ICC Danger" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, February 2, 2017
  • "Analysis: Israel Elevates the ICC Over the United Nations" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, September 2, 2016
  • "Netanyahu Weighs International Criminal Court Prosecutors' Request for Israel, West Bank Visit" Haaretz, Barak Ravid, September 2, 2016
  • "Knesset Lawfare Subcommittee Holds First Meeting" The Jerusalem Post, Lahav Harkov, September 10, 2015
  • "A Legal Umbrella for IDF Soldiers in Face of ICC" YNet News.com, Itamar Eichner and Yoav Zitun, August 17, 2015
  • "Livni to Head New Knesset Subcommittee on Lawfare" The Jerusalem Post, Lahav Harkov, August 17, 2015
  • "Top Israeli Jurists Crafting 'Legal Iron Dome' to Boost Public Diplomacy" JNS.org, July 30, 2015
  • "Exclusive: Israel Decides to Open Dialogue With ICC Over Gaza Preliminary Examination" Haaretz, Barak Ravid, July 9, 2015
  • "ICC Threat of 'One-Sided' Gaza War Probe Sparks Outrage in Israel" Israel Hayom, Shlomo Cesana, Eli Leon, Israel Hayom Staff and The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff, May 14, 2015
  • "IDF Chief Lawyer: ICC Probe Not a Concern" The Times of Israel, Tia Goldenberg, February 19, 2015
  • "Israel to Launch Info Campaign Against ICC " The Jerusalem Post, Herb Keinon, January 18, 2015