What Israel must learn from Ukraine’s war
February 28, 2022 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
The first lesson to be learned (or relearned) from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that the absence of deterrence can be fatal for any nation. Read more
Willful blindness on the Palestinian NGO terror connection
November 12, 2021 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
Apparently, the Israeli Defence Ministry’s designation of six Palestinian NGOs (non-governmental organizations) as terror fronts is among the most pressing dangers to international security and stability. Read more
Human Rights Watch exploits its mission for hate
April 30, 2021 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Soviet bloc and the Arab league combined forces in the United Nations to promote antisemitism and demonize Israel. This crescendoed into the infamous 1975 United Nations resolution labelling Zionism as racism. Read more
Israel isn’t alone in the fight against the ICC
January 25, 2021 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
The International Criminal Court at The Hague, similar to other international initiatives, is exploited cynically despite its good intentions. The ICC is a political body operating behind a legal exterior. Read more
Political games at the Hague
December 31, 2019 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
Most well-intentioned international political initiatives do not end well, and the International Criminal Court is no exception. Read more
An open letter to Dr. Tveit, head of World Council of Churches
January 18, 2019 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
Gerald M Steinberg writes…Dear Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, Read more
An answer to Cathy O’Toole
December 2, 2016 by Professor Gerald Steinberg
In a speech to the Australian House of Representatives earlier this week Labor MP Cathy O’Toole presented a highly distorted account of the events that led to a three-month imprisonment of Dima al-Wawi, a Palestinian minor who tried to stab an Israel security guard with a knife…writes Professor Gerald Steinberg. Read more