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Trump Sanctioned ICC Officials to Shield Israeli Leaders. Rights Groups Sued.

Supporters of Trump-sanctioned individuals or entities face maximums of $1 million in fines and 20 years imprisonment. The United States has long endeavored to undermine the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Donald Trump has taken the assault to a new level with punishing sanctions against those who seek to hold accountable individuals who commit the… Read more »

The Failure to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Has Allowed It to Expand Into Lebanon

Israel is also perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity in Lebanon. While the world’s attention is focused on the U.S.-Israeli aggression in Iran and Donald Trump’s genocidal proclamations, Israel is perpetrating genocide in Lebanon. Trump threatened genocide in Iran on April 7, stating, “A whole civilization will die tonight.” The next day, he agreed to a… Read more »

As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran

A “Uniting for Peace” resolution in the UN General Assembly can counter the Security Council’s failure to act. Already 555 Iranians — including 180 students at a girls’ elementary school in Minab — have been reported dead in the war of aggression launched February 28 by President Donald Trump and his accomplice, accused war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Read more »

Israel and US Scorn ICJ Ruling Against Starving Civilians as Method of Warfare

The World Court says Israel has a duty as the occupying power to cooperate with UN relief efforts, not impede them. This week the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) told Israel what seems obvious to any reasonable person — that it cannot starve civilians as a method of warfare. But Israel does… Read more »

The Effects of US-Israel Bond are ‘Etched Into the Mass Graves of Gaza,’ International Legal Complaint Says

As the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza exceeds 67,000 and famine has reached the “catastrophic” phase, thousands of taxpayers across the country have united with Palestinian-Americans to file an international legal complaint against the U.S. government for funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza.  An initial petition was filed in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights… Read more »

Netanyahu’s Plan to Occupy Gaza Violates World Court Ruling That Israeli Occupation is Illegal

As the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip surpasses 61,000 and Israel continues to starve Gazans to death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that Israel plans to occupy all of Gaza. When asked in an August 7 appearance on Fox News whether Israel would “take control of all of Gaza,” Netanyahu replied, “We intend… Read more »

US Weighs Deeper Involvement in Israel’s Illegal Attacks Against Iran

Trump says he will decide within two weeks whether to join Israel’s war on Iran. As Donald Trump threatens to further enmesh the U.S. in Israel’s war against Iran with direct strikes, legal experts warn that Israel’s attacks violate international law, and that U.S. attacks would also violate constitutional and statutory law. Israel began its… Read more »

US and Hungary Stand Alone at ICJ in Favor of Israel’s Blockade on Gaza

Thirty-seven states, the UN and international NGOs all condemned Israel’s blockade at the International Court of Justice. Since March 2, Israel has blocked all food, medicine, fuel, and other relief from entering the besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.1 million Palestinian people. “Israel is starving, killing and displacing Palestinians while also targeting and blocking humanitarian… Read more »