Shlomo Levin, at The Blogs

Nov 21, 2024, 10:58 PM

Stop Calling the ICC Antisemitic: 4 Better Ways to Respond Instead

A three-judge panel at the International Criminal Court recently approved arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. In response, Netanyahu declared the warrant was issued by, “biased judges who are motivated by antisemitic hatred...

Oct 27, 2024, 10:28 PM

ICC Warrants Requested and Six Months Later Still No Word: What’s Going On?

I often try to show how the international legal system and human rights organizations fail to help bring about their lofty visions. This piece is a bit different. The ICC Prosecutor requested arrest warrants against Israeli leaders back in...

Oct 22, 2024, 8:46 PM

How Did You React When You Heard About Sinwar?

How did you react when you heard the news about Sinwar? There’s been a lot of discussion about whether joy was appropriate. Some say yes, often quoting sources such as Proverbs 11:10 which says the death of the wicked...

Oct 8, 2024, 8:24 PM

Self Determination: The Crucial Question That Hasn’t Been Asked

In its recent advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice decided that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory violates the Palestinian right to self-determination. It was a key basis for the court finding the continued occupation illegal (see paragraphs 230-243). The...

Sep 29, 2024, 6:01 PM

The Attack on Nasrallah and International Law

Israel’s recent strike on Beirut killing Hezbollah’s leader was welcomed by US officials and praised in Israel across the political spectrum. However, countries and political figures hostile to Israel have condemned the strike as a violation of international law....

Sep 9, 2024, 11:17 PM

Featured Post

From the river to the sea, Facebook is free

The social media platform's rule-setters have concluded that the contentious slogan has more than one meaning. Is that so bad?

Aug 30, 2024, 8:37 PM

ICC Indictments: An Update

On May 24th Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, along with Hamas leaders, for war crimes in Gaza. Now the...

Aug 19, 2024, 8:07 PM

Now How Can Turkey Get Involved?

On August 7th Turkey officially requested to join the International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel. By filing its 53 page declaration in the Hague, Turkey joined approximately a dozen other countries that...

Aug 12, 2024, 8:28 AM

ICC Indictments- Now the Judges’ Dilemma

On May 20th, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders for Gaza war crimes. However, to be issued, the warrants must still be approved by a...

Aug 3, 2024, 3:44 PM

Does Francesca Albanese Show UN Bias Against Israel?

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese recently triggered an uproar by reposting on X a comparison of a photo of Bibi’s recent speech at the US capitol to a photo of a speech given by Hitler. According to X...

About Me

Shlomo Levin received Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate and Yeshivat Hamivtar, and an M.A. in International Law and Human RIghts from the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica. He writes about why human rights are important, even though especially with regard to Israel human rights activists are so often wrong at https://hrhaggadah.substack.com/. He is also the author of the Human Rights Haggadah, which highlights human rights issues in the Passover story with Jewish and secular sources along and questions for discussion.

Contact Me