“Israel is pressing others to denounce the case in the hope of persuading the International Court of Justice to decide based on politics rather than the facts,” said one critic. The Israeli government has mounted a pressure campaign urging governments around the world to publicly denounce South Africa’s genocide case at the International Court of […]
“The taxpayers of the United States must no longer be complicit in destroying the lives of innocent men, women, and children in Gaza.” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government another $10 billion in unconditional aid to continue waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip. In […]
Sen. Peter Welch said U.S. weapons have “grave implications” for “the millions of civilians trapped in Gaza who had no part in the horrific slaughter of innocent Israelis on October 7th.” The Biden administration’s decision late last week to circumvent congressional review of a $147.5 million arms sale to Israel is drawing growing backlash from U.S. lawmakers, […]
“In general, it’s hard to prove an intention of genocide because no public statements to that effect are made during the fighting,” said one expert. “But these irresponsible statements about erasing Gaza will require Israel to explain why they don’t reflect such an intention.” Top officials in the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli government have […]