J Street, Americans for Peace Now and New Israel Fund issue wishywashy statements on the ICC moving forward to investigate Israeli war crimes. It’s sad it’s come to this– “heartbreaking,” “sobering,” a “tragedy.” And J Street feels deep sympathy for Israeli families who fear for their children in the Israeli army. But while they say Israel must be held accountable, they can’t approve the ICC investigation.
US policy denying Palestinians any avenue of redress against Israeli human rights violations is a public joke, as Matt Lee grills State Spox Ned Price over opposition to ICC jurisdiction. “Where do they go? Where do they go?” And Price has no answer.
An ICC investigation of Israel’s actions against the Palestinians is an instance of long, long overdue justice, of leveling the playing field to some degree. Why? Because while Israel is by no means the world’s worst malefactor, it is definitely the world’s most lavishly indulged one.
Several hundred Israelis could face arrest in official ICC probe of war crimes in Palestine, Defense minister Gantz says, as AIPAC urges Biden and Congress to condemn the move. The investigation will also target Israeli settlements, which European countries have said are illegal.
Senators Rob Portman and Ben Cardin are circulating a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking him to denounce the ICC’s decision it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory.
“The Palestinians have never had this kind of a card in their sleeve, that actually might restrain Israel.” Human rights attorney Michael Sfard says that there is “absolutely no way” for the ICC to evade an investigation of Israeli settlements as a war crime.
Israel and its supporters use the charge of antisemitism to deter anyone who dares to hold Israel accountable — from commenters on social media all the way to the International Criminal Court.
The Jewish National Fund has been “redeeming” Palestinian land by giving it to Jews for 100 years, but liberal Zionists are alarmed by a new plan to buy up Palestinian land in the West Bank to bolster illegal Jewish settlements.
A right-wing lawyer with connections to the Israeli government is trying to reveal the names of everyone who attended the 2018 annual National Students for Justice in Palestine conference.
Canada says it supports the Palestinian right to self-determination, but refuses to recognize any Palestinian state.