WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will support measures blocking certain offensive arms sales to Israel amid its ongoing wars on Gaza and Lebanon. Van Hollen said he has chosen to support the joint resolutions of disapproval because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly violated US laws governi...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been excluded from the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) annual conference. This marks a significant shift, highlighting Netanyahu’s increasing divisiveness, even among Jewish organizations that have traditionally supported him. JFNA, which usually refrains from criticizing the Isr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) faces allegations of hypocrisy for delaying the arrest warrant requests for Israeli officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who spearheads the genocidal war on Gaza and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have not had arrest warrants issued for over five months, while the warr...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli Security Cabinet has postponed a vote on the timing of an attack on Iran and potential targets, according to Israeli media. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Cabinet failed to reach a concrete decision after a four-hour late-night discussion on the issue of an attack on Iran. The [&helli...
In what is being described as a bold and humorous take on politics, television host Bassem Youssef portrays a fictional judge at the International Criminal Court in the satirical song “Bibi’s Trial.” The track, directed by Bassel Nasser, imagines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, referred to as “Bibi,” facing trial. Youssef’s dramatic...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The run-up to the presidential election is tense because of two key issues: the economy and the major parties’ support to Israel. As Americans grapple with economic hardships and inflation, their frustration is compounded by their government’s support to Israel’s genocidal actions in the devastated Pales...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US should be withholding military aid to Israel in its ongoing war on Gaza, Senator Bernie Sanders has said. “The United States should be withholding all offensive military aid to Israel and using our leverage to demand an end to this war, the unfettered flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, a […]
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan has disclosed that he is receiving threats amid investigations into top Israeli officials. In an interview with CNN, Khan revealed a senior figure’s blunt statement that the court was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin,” not for the West and its allies. He was referring to [&he...
Human rights advocates globally slammed President Joe Biden for his condemnation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor’s move to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Biden’s denunciation drew ire for its perceived double standards, with critics accusing him of defending atrocities. The pr...
Thirty-seven House Democrats dissented from a Republican-led measure to provide $26 billion more in aid to Israel. The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act was adopted with 366 votes in favor and 58 against. Notable opposition came from Democrats including centrists and progressives. Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid termed it un...
