On Israel, the International Criminal Court Is Wrong on the Law—and the Facts | Opinion
On Thursday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) took the extraordinary and deeply flawed step of issuing arrest warrants for both the leaders of Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, and the leaders of Israel, a democratic state engaged in self-defense against those very same terrorists. This decision is not just morally indefensible, it was wrong on […]
Read More
Sanders’ Resolution to Block Arms Sale to Israel Struck Down
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected three measures proposed by independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that aimed to block around $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel. Sanders introduced three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) in late September, almost a year after Hamas‘ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, whose subsequent military ground and air […]
Read More
Settlers Rejoice as Hard-Liner Mike Huckabee Picked for Israel Ambassador
The appointment of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel has received enthusiastic support from Israeli settler communities and advocates of the country’s territorial claims in the West Bank. Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian who has previously expressed his belief that God granted historic Palestine to the modern state of Israel, […]
Read More
Israel Passes Law to Deport Families of Palestinian Attackers
Israel’s Parliament passed a law early on Thursday that would allow the deportation of family members of Palestinians accused of being involved in attacks to Gaza or other locations— even if they are Israeli citizens. The new law, supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s Likud party and his far-right allies, targets Palestinian citizens of Israel […]
Read More