As a working journalist who reports frequently on the machinations of the pro-Israel lobby, one of the most common claims I come across is that it doesn t actually exist. Almost uniquely among Middl.
Israel has called the move "undiluted anti-Semitism and the height of hypocrisy", while the Palestinian Authority said it is "a long-awaited step" towards "justice and accountability".
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The International Criminal Court prosecutor on Wednesday said her office would formally investigate war crimes in the Palestinian Territories.
The move was welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and denounced by Israel. The decision to open an investigation followed a painstaking preliminary examination undertaken by my office that lasted close to five years, prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said. In the end, our central concern must be for the victims of crimes, both Palestinian and Israeli, arising from the long cycle of violence and insecurity that has caused deep suffering and despair on all sides.
She promised a principled, non-partisan approach .
Ms Bensouda, who will be replaced by British prosecutor Karim Khan on June 16, said in December 2019 that war crimes had been or were being committed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Iran and world powers will meet on Friday after their experts flesh out concrete plans on how the United States.
B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin argued that the ICC had no such jurisdiction, and that Israel’s legal system was capable of investigating any alleged offenses.
“The acquiescence of the prosecutor to politicize the ICC and exploit it as a propaganda tool not only batters the standing of the court and distracts it from truly grievous and systematic crimes around the world, but also intolerably stands to handicap law-abiding nations’ abilities, rights and fundamental duties to combat the brutal asymmetric warfare of terrorist organizations,” they said.
Topic: Biden s Catastrophic Policy Reversal on Iran
Description: Barry Nussbaum will analyze how President Trump s stellar accomplishments vis-à-vis the Islamic Republic of Iran have already been reversed by the Biden administration. If Biden doesn’t change course quickly, disaster looms for the Middle East, Israel, and America.
Barry Nussbaum is the son of Auschwitz survivors, the founder of the American Truth Project, and an experienced news commentator on international affairs who has been featured on major television networks, web-based and in print media. Mr. Nussbaum has championed work in strengthening U.S./Israel relations as an active member of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for the past 15 years, meeting with members of Congress and national staff throughout the U.S. Mr. Nussbaum was a member of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the premier organization that fights prejudice of all kinds, especially anti-Semitism. As a man who embraces the core value