Torture by Any Other Name: The Brutal Reality of Hostage Survival
The evidence is now irrefutable that Hamas and its confederates tortured the hostages released from Gaza in November 2023. A new hostage exchange deal has just seen the release of three Israeli women who had been held hostage by Hamas for 471 days. Make no mistake, despite braided hair, clean clothes, and “gift bags” for [...]
Israeli Back Channel Negotiator Gershon Baskin on Gaza War, Hamas Talks, and Path to Peace
Gershon Baskin, a prominent Israeli peace negotiator who is currently conducting back-channel negotiations between Hamas and Israel to bring an end to the current offensive in Gaza, spoke to JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas about the complex obstacles preventing a ceasefire amid the conflict’s expansion into Lebanon and Iran, his unique [...]
The UN and Proportionality: In War, Shoot First and Ask No Questions
In early June, Israel carried out a daring rescue, freeing four hostages who had been taken and held for eight months by Hamas and, in flagrant violation of international law, embedding the hostages within families in housing full of civilians, including many children—also a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the laws of war. All major news [...]
The Israel Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals to halt the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier. The petitions arguing against the release of more than 1,000 jailed Palestinians in exchange for...
The UN on Friday criticized Israel for using excessive force during a May 2010 flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . In a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the UN to retract the Goldstone Report following statements made by Richard Goldstone in a Washington Post op-ed . The Goldstone Report,...
The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that it will conduct an investigation into the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified Monday that Israel did not violate international law during the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Hamas authorities to allow captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to communicate with his family and receive visits from the...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday called for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip , which it labeled a violation of international humanitarian law. The organization...
