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Why ICC arrest warrants matter, even if Israel and Hamas leaders evade them

vox.com 17 April 2024, Israel, Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, arrives for a joint meeting with Annalena Baerbock (not pictured), Germany's Foreign Minister.…

GOP Bill Would Give Israeli Soldiers US Job And Financial Protections

zerohedge.com GOP Bill Would Give Israeli Soldiers US Job And Financial Protections Leaping headlong into 2024's frenzy of Israel-catering legislative activity, two House Republicans have…

UN suspends food distribution in Rafah after supplies are depleted

pbs.org The United Nations suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday due to a lack of supplies and an untenable security situation caused by Israel’s…

Netanyahu's warning to US leaders: 'You're next'

newsweek.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview Tuesday afternoon with CNN's Jake Tapper, continued to condemn the arrest warrant being sought against him by…

WATCH: Protesters against Israel's war in Gaza interrupt Blinken repeatedly in the Senate

pbs.org In wide-ranging testimony before the Senate Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for seeking the…

UN Suspends Food Distribution in Rafah After Running Out of Supplies

youtube.com The United Nations said Tuesday it suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered…

U.S. Says Historic Israel-Saudi Normalization Deal Within Reach but Israel Might Balk

wsj.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuffed a new push for a Palestinian state and a halt to the attack on Rafah that Riyadh says must come before diplomatic…

Salman Rushdie Says Free Palestinian State Would Be 'Taliban-Like'

zerohedge.com Salman Rushdie Says Free Palestinian State Would Be 'Taliban-Like' Via Middle East Eye Salman Rushdie has said that a free Palestinian state would be "Taliban-like" and a…

UN food agency warns that the new U.S. sea route for Gaza aid may fail unless Israel improves conditions

pbs.org The U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday the new U.S. $320 million pier project for delivering aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel starts providing the conditions the…

Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage

apnews.com Israel's shutdown and seizure of an Associated Press video camera that provided a live glimpse into Gaza alarmed many journalists, who worried Tuesday about wider…

Biden administration open to action by Congress against ICC

axios.com Secretary of State Tony Blinken signaled the Biden administration would support bipartisan action in Congress against the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court…

An Egyptian spy single-handedly ruined the Israel-Hamas cease-fire: CNN

businessinsider.com Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in eastern Rafah, Gaza, on May 7, 2024. Anadolu via Getty Images An Egyptian spy ruined a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and…

Israel to return seized AP camera equipment after blocking live video of Gaza

pbs.org The Israeli government will return a camera and broadcasting equipment it had seized from The Associated Press on Tuesday, reversing course hours after blocking the news…

Israel raids the Associated Press and seizes equipment over war coverage

reason.com The deadly war between Israel and Hamas, the political party that controls the Gaza Strip and which the U.S. State Department has designated a terrorist organization since…

Opinion: Calls to ‘divest’ from Israel are ridiculous and impossible

theglobeandmail.com Jonah Prousky is a management consultant and freelance writer who focuses on business, technology and society. Last week, the University of Toronto’s administration met with…

JUST IN: Israel to Return Seized AP Equipment After Fierce Backlash

mediaite.com AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg The Israeli government backtracked on Tuesday after its seizure of Associated Press camera equipment caused a fierce backlash earlier in the day.…

Fewer Polls, Less Policy and More Common Sense Needed in the Middle East

newsweek.com Residents have returned to Sderot, and yet rockets continue to terrorize the traumatized Israeli town that sits less than a mile from the Gaza border. Eight months into…

Israel taking down camera showing Gaza sparks backlash

newsweek.com Israel's decision to remove an Associated Press camera that showed livestream footage of Gaza on Tuesday has sparked backlash online. The AP livestream provided a rare…

U.S. asks Israel to reverse crackdown against AP

axios.com The Biden administration on Tuesday asked the Israeli government to reverse its decision to seize broadcasting equipment from the Associated Press, two sources with…

Screening of Graphic Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Movie Canceled in Cannes Amid ‘Serious Security Risk’

variety.com Thanks to enhanced security measures, attendees at this year’s Cannes Film Festival have faced only a few hiccups. Even the ongoing war and Israeli hostage situation in Gaza…

Israeli Officials Shut Down AP Live Shot, Seize Equipment For Violation Of Media Law

deadline.com People look at a smoke rising over the Gaza Strip after an Israeli bombardment as seen from a position in the city of Sderot last week. The Associated Press said that…

Were Joe Biden's hopes for a pre-convention peace deal just crushed?

newsweek.com The Biden administration appears to be nearing a Middle East peace deal with Saudi Arabia as several developments over the weekend could change dynamics in the region.…

Biden administration signals it will support bipartisan push to sanction ICC

ft.com Move to censure international court a sign of US anger over request for arrest warrants for Israeli officials

Russia outsmarts Western sanctions

economist.com Nazem Ahmad, an art collector and financier, who owns work by Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, has been under American sanctions since 2019. That may sound like a problem, but…

The Wrath Of Khan... Or Why At Some Point The Lack Of Global Rule Of Law Will Matter Mightily

zerohedge.com The Wrath Of Khan... Or Why At Some Point The Lack Of Global Rule Of Law Will Matter Mightily By Michael Every of Rabobank Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International…

Associated Press equipment seizure underscores Israel's tenuous press freedoms

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from the Committee to Protect Journalists, The Intercept, and Euronews The News Israel shut down an Associated Press live video feed of…

‘It’s a War!’ Bill Maher Defends Netanyahu When Confronted On The View Over War Crimes Arrest Warrant

mediaite.com Bill Maher was the guest on Tuesday’s episode of ABC’s The View, and the comedian and late-night host butted heads with the co-hosts on some hot-button subjects, namely the…

Amal Clooney helped convince the Hague to charge Israel, Hamas leaders with war crimes

aol.com None The ICC's decision to charge Israel and Hamas leaders was made with help from Amal Clooney. • None Clooney joined of team of experts analyzing evidence of suspected…

What next for regime and region after Iran's president dies in helicopter crash?

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article The sudden death of a leader will shake any country, but the…

Cyberattacks against America's critical water supplies are dire and getting worse

fortune.com WASHINGTON — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it…

Karine Jean-Pierre Asked By AP About Israeli Officials Seizing Equipment: ‘How Is That Acceptable Behavior in a Democracy?’

mediaite.com (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration is “looking into” reports Israeli officials seized Associated Press equipment,…

ICC Seeks Arrest of Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar

youtube.com The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal #Court said Monday he is seeking arrest #warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya…

Biden at odds with allies as U.S. and Israel attack ICC over arrest warrants

nbcnews.com The United States found itself at odds with some key allies Tuesday after President Joe Biden denounced the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for seeking…

AP Condemns Israel In ‘the Strongest Terms’ For Seizing Its Equipment, Cutting Live Feed From Gaza

mediaite.com Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP The Associate Press condemned the Israeli government on Tuesday in the “strongest terms” possible for seizing the news wire’s camera equipment…

Biden wants a defense pact with Saudi Arabia while 9/11 victims are suing the kingdom

reason.com American troops might be pledged to defend Saudi territory soon. President Joe Biden is seeking a "mega-deal" that would bind the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel…

Israeli officials seize camera equipment from journalists in Gaza

theguardian.com Israeli officials have seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to the Associated Press in southern Israel, in the latest moves against media covering the Gaza…

Netanyahu's Main Challenger Loses His Edge

wsj.com Benny Gantz’s lack of decisiveness is alienating Israeli voters and costing him support in opinion polls.

The State Department issued a worldwide travel caution alert for this group

thestreet.com Similarly to other countries, the U.S. State Department has a ranking system for how safe other nations are for Americans to visit. The advisory levels range from Level…

Israel grapples with fallout from ICC request for warrants as key allies support the move

pbs.org Israel sought Tuesday to contain the fallout from a request by the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, a…

ICC seeks warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas chief

theweek.com The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor, Karim Khan of Britain, said Monday he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense…

How Putin's and Netanyahu's ICC woes compare

newsweek.com Israeli leaders and their American allies have been rattled by the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors are seeking arrest warrants for Prime…

Israeli officials seize AP equipment, cut live feed citing new media law

axios.com Israeli officials seized broadcasting equipment belonging to the Associated Press on Tuesday, arguing it was used to provide images to Al Jazeera, whose Jerusalem bureau was…

Netanyahu Accuses ICC of ‘Pouring Gasoline on the Fires of Anti-Semitism’ in First US TV Interview Since Arrest Warrant

mediaite.com Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of “pouring gasoline on the fires of anti-Semitism” by issuing arrest warrants for…

Israeli government shuts down Associated Press live shot of Gaza, seizes equipment

aol.com The Associated Press on Tuesday said Israeli authorities had shut down its live camera feed showing Gaza and seized its equipment in what it decried as an “abusive use by…

From the History of Israel−Palestine Conflict: The First Palestinian Intifada Against the State of Israel (1987−1993) and its Political Consequences

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. The conflict in Goza is both protracted and intractable. The earlier chapters in the Israel-Palestine struggle over the land between the river and the sea help…

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