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Why the U.S. Won’t Punish Netzah Yehudah: State Department Says Leahy Law Doesn’t Apply

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On August 12th U.S. State Department Spokesman Mathew Miller explained that the U.S. will not restrict assistance to certain units of the Israeli military that had been accused of violating human rights. While aid to such units is prohibited under what is known as the Leahy Law, the State Department determined that law did not …

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

What Does Francesca Albanese Comparing Bibi to Hitler Say About the United Nations?

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United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese recently triggered an uproar by reposting on X a comparison of a photo of Bibi’s recent speech at the U.S. capitol to a photo of a speech given by Hitler. According to X statistics, this received over 2000 comments and was viewed nearly one million times. In response, Israel’s …

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UN Accusations, Israel’s Response: What Gives?

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On June 12th the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) released the results of an investigation into the Gaza war. This included a 59 page section that does a reasonable job of documenting Hamas atrocities. It accuses Hamas of hostage taking, indiscriminate rocket fire, sexual and gender based violence, and more. The report also includes …

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Was the Hostage Rescue Disproportionate?

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The June 8th rescue of four hostages from Gaza was celebrated throughout Israel as joyful family reunions were broadcast throughout the country. Unfortunately, the rescue also resulted in numerous Palestinian casualties. This led to accusations that Israel had used disproportionate force in rescuing the hostages. For example, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called it …

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If Israel’s Leaders Would Just Shut Up Everything With the ICJ Would Be Fine

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Unlike what some media have reported, the International Court of Justice’s May 24th ruling was hardly an indictment of Israel. The main operative clause ordered Israel to, ‘Immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring …

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Are Criminal Indictments of Israeli Leaders on the Way?

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These last few days the press has been abuzz with rumors that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is on the verge of issuing indictments against Israeli leadership, and that Israel is engaged in furious behind the scenes diplomacy to head this off. Of course no one, including me, knows the exact truth about what’s happening, …

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