The Trump administration’s attack on the courageous U.N. special rapporteur presages a world without rules, where rogue states, such as the U.S. and Israel, carry out war crimes without restraint.
Chris Hedges: The Persecution of Francesca Albanese
Tag: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
Trump Sanctions Reportedly Halt ICC Work
White House reprisals against the ICC and its chief prosecutor for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for war crimes have greatly reduced the court’s ability to function, according to multiple news outlets.
Watching Gaza Starve to Death
Israel is inflicting starvation on 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip – a deliberate war crime — while the international community fails to act, writes Ramzy Baroud.
At ICJ, Only US & Hungary Back Israel Starving Gaza
Thirty-seven states, the U.N. and international NGOs all condemned Israel’s denial of aid to the starving people of Gaza at the International Court of Justice last week, Marjorie Cohn reports.
The Ceasefire So Far
Nothing we’ve heard so far from the Israeli state gives confidence that the Gaza ceasefire agreement will last past the first phase, writes Michel Moushabeck.
Starmer’s Support for Gaza Ceasefire Riddled With Lies
Estimates are that it will take 80 years to rebuild Gaza, writes Jonathan Cook. How is a “sovereign and viable Palestinian state,” or a “better future,” going to emerge out of ruins on that scale?
‘National Scandal’: The BBC’s Gaza Cover-Up
Britain’s “public service broadcaster” has kept the public in the dark about U.K. support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, writes Mark Curtis.
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.
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.”