Sovereignty and Legitimacy of the State of Israel under International Law

By Dr. Cynthia Day Wallace, senior fellow at thinc. Remarks delivered on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel – 1897-2022, sponsored as a Solidarity Event of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem on Sunday, August 28th, 2022, Stadtcasino Basel, Switzerland, arranged by ICEJ Swiss Branch. As you will all […]
Growing international criticism of UN Human Rights Council’s one-sided historical and legal narrative

By Andrew Tucker, Program Director, thinc. Earlier this week in Geneva, 22 UN member states (coordinated by the United States) signed a statement to the UN Human Rights Council expressing very strong legal and policy concerns with the establishment in 20221 of the Council’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The occasion […]
The UNHRC ongoing Commission of Inquiry into Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Res. S-30/1) – a fundamentally flawed institution

An extensive analysis of the UNHRC’s ongoing Commission of Inquiry (Res. S-30/1), leading to radical conclusions and recommendations,
False knowledge and Neo-Orientalism

Two reports in which definitions and claims of apartheid in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that delegitimise the State of Israel are deconstructed, exposing the premeditated attempts of powerful NGOs to delegitimise the Jewish State.
There’s Apartheid in the Holy Land, but Not in Israel

Amnesty International’s report accusing Israel of apartheid distorts international criminal law and leaves out the real apartheid-like policies of the Palestianian Authority against Jews in the WestBank and Gaza.
Travesty International

The report of Amnesty International accusing Israel of crimes against humanity for maintaining a system of apartheid against the Palestinians is a combination of misleading information and lies.
Amnesty’s one-sided analysis ignores reality and misuses international law

Amnesty International’s Report “Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians” undermines everything the UN stands for, the credibility of international law, and the integrity of the international legal system.
The UNHRC Commission of Inquiry – the worst attack of the UN ever against the State of Israel

thinc. launches campaign to combat the delegitimisation of the State of Israel by the UNHRC.
New proof that it was Hamas – not Israel – that committed war crimes last May

The war-crime accusations against Israel after the Hamas terror attacks are unfounded and should be utterly dismissed by the US and its law-abiding partners.
Israel on Trial – Session 5 – A new approach
This 5-part course aims to give insight into the way international law is used and abused by different actors in relation to the Israel/Palestine conflict.
In each session, a panel of experts will give short presentations. These will be followed by Q&A and discussion.