Days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, its top general flew to London, John McEvoy and Mark Curtis report.
Israeli Army Chief Visited Britain After ICC Warrants
Category: War Crimes
Vijay Prashad: US to ICC: FU
The United States confirms it has no regard for international law or a genuine rules-based order.
US Could Deal Death Blow to International Law
Marjorie Cohn raises the prospect of the U.S. government invoking the 2003 “Hague Invasion Act” to extract Israeli officials from the ICC if they are arrested.
US Backs Starvation in Gaza at Thanksgiving
Palestinians in Gaza are now facing their second winter amid Israel’s bombardment and near-total blockade on humanitarian aid, which began in October 2023.
Craig Murray: Death in the Bekaa Valley
After a month of Israeli drones buzzing overhead, the author had grown rather blasé about them. But his companions were concerned about one moving along with them as they drove.
Chris Hedges: To Kill a People
The vaunted democratic values, morality and respect for human rights, claimed by Israel and the U.S. have always been a lie. The real credo is this – we have everything and if you try and take it away from us…
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Escalation’
Tension is soaring in the two insanely dangerous wars in Ukraine and the Mideast. We picked the brains of Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter and Ted Postol. Watch the replay.
At Last an Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu
A panel of ICC judges said there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister are guilty of “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare” and other “crimes against humanity.”
McBride Speaks From Prison at Australia’s Top Press Award Event
Imprisoned whistleblower David McBride spoke to the Walkley Awards ceremony, Australia’s Pulitzers, in a nationally-televised address that was a challenge to the authorities who jailed him. Consortium News was there.
UK Arms Exports Find Loopholes in Israeli Embargo
British arms exports are continuing to support Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza because Labour has not implemented a complete embargo, writes John McEvoy.