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ICC opens preliminary examination of 2010 Israel flotilla raid
May 15, 2013 by Lauren Laing
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Tuesday that her office will conduct a preliminary examination into the 2010 Israeli raid on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza strip in which nine civilians on a Turkish ship were killed. The examination is in response to.... [more]
Israel can improve war crimes investigations: commission report
February 7, 2013 by Brandon Gatto
A civilian committee tasked with investigating Israel's 2010 flotilla raid on several Turkish ships headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip concluded on Wednesday that investigations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of alleged war crimes violations meet the standards proscribed by international law,.... [more]
Turkish court opens trial against Israeli commanders over 2010 raid
November 6, 2012 by Sarah Posner
A Turkish court on Tuesday opened a trial in absentia for former Israeli military commanders accused of killing nine Turkish citizens aboard a ship attempting to pass through the Gaza blockade in 2010. The Turkish judge began the proceedings with testimony from people who were on board the.... [more]
Israel military tribunal convicted soldiers of using boy to search for explosives [this day at law]
October 3, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On October 3, 2010, two Israeli soldiers were convicted of using a 9-year-old boy to search bags for explosives during the 2008-2009 Gaza war. The boy made a statement to an advocacy group, Defense for Children International, stating that he feared the soldiers would kill him if he did not search.... [more]
Turkey sought ICJ intervention in Gaza blockade [this day at law]
September 3, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On September 3, 2011, Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu announced that Turkey would go to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the legality of Israel's Gaza Strip blockade. Davutoglu began the proceedings after the release of a UN report criticizing Israel for using.... [more]
International Criminal Court Timeline
July 2, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
5/24/2013: African leaders announced request for Kenyan leaders be tried domestically instead of by ICC
5/21/2013: Kenya report connected president, VP to post-election violence
5/14/2013: ICC opened preliminary examination of 2010 Israel flotilla raid
5/8/2013: ICC prosecutor claimed Libya.... [more]
Israel threatened 10 year ban for journalists participating in Gaza aid flotilla [this day at law]
June 26, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 26, 2011, Israel issued a warning to international media sources, threatening both deportation and a 10 year ban from the country for any journalist caught on board any aid flotillas bound for the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip has been under a naval blockade since 2007, when Hamas, designated.... [more]
Israel report: deficiency in decision making process during flotilla raid
June 14, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Israel's Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss released a report on Wednesday that criticized the way Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handled the May 2010 flotilla incident. In the 153-page report, Lindenstrauss stressed that there were "significant shortcomings" in the decision making process..... [more]
ICRC called Gaza blockade violation of international law [this day at law]
June 14, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 14, 2010, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip as a violation of international humanitarian law under Article 33 of the Geneva Conventions. The failure of efforts by private entities to end the blockade caused the.... [more]
Israel PM appointed former Supreme Court judge to head flotilla raid probe [this day at law]
June 13, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 13, 2010, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an internal investigation headed by former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Yakov Tirkel concerning the raids on Turkish ships headed to the Gaza Strip that occurred on May 31, 2010 and left nine pro-Palestine activists dead. The.... [more]
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