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03 Jul The Gaza Report’s Treatment of Warnings: A Response to Blank
...Goldstone changed his mind about whether Israel intentionally attacked civilians based on evidence that came to light after the report was published. He did not "publicly disassociate himself from the exercise." You can read his op-ed in the Washington Post for yourself here. That said, I encourage you to read NGO Monitor's "analysis" and "refutation" of the new Gaza Report. It's more entertaining, and no less fictional, than the new Stephen King novel "Finders Keepers." shmuel Kevin, this is hardly the case when she writes on Israel/Palestine. The article that...18 Apr The Case That Won’t Die: U.S. Court Revives South Africa Apartheid Alien Tort Statute Lawsuit
...fact finding mission to Palestine on the impact of Israeli settlements and the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine cited the culpability of transnational corporations and other businesses in the illegal settlement enterprise, including US-based Remax. Mister I read the linked district court opinion and it seems quite well-reasoned. While the blog post author is not in favor of ATS corp liability, the arguments in favor of same - as expressed by the SDNY court - are persuasive. Jordan But the Cir. decision in Kiobel was patently absolutely in...15 Nov President Trump Could (and Might Actually) Unilaterally Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
...resolution never became law. It is my understanding that what governs in this case is the 1922 Mandate for Palestine, a "sacred trust" which has never been amended or abrogated and which reserved all of Western Palestine for World Jewry. I know of no document which supersedes this Mandate. Even Jordan recognizes Israel's eastern border with it as the middle of the course of the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers. (See the 199i4 peace treaty between Israel and Jordan for this language.) Kumar @ Yisrael Medad, Marjorie Stamm Rosenfeld & Avinoam...02 Jun Why Is Israel’s Blockade of Gaza Legal? (Updated)
...of Palestine" claim Hamas terrorists are its "armed forces"? Is the "state" going to acknowledge command responsibility over them? Don't hold your breath. It is also far from clear that the Palestinian Authority (which does not, in fact, rule Gaza) is the government of the "state of Palestine." And if you read its peculiar statement that "Palestine" accepted the Rome Treaty you'll see that it seems an attempt to avoid accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC except for purposes of prosecuting Israelis. Now, it might be that it will get...23 Dec Indian + Diplomatic Passport = TSA Profile Match
Consul-At-Arms While I assume you meant your questions ("Has there ever been a terrorist attack undertaken by an accredited diplomat?") to be rhetorical, I nearly came to the conclusion that you were being sarcastic or ironic or something. "Diplomats" accredited to certain country(ies), namely Iran (although Libya and "Palestine" also come to mind) have a history of carrying out assassinations and terrorist acts. Do your homework. Peter Spiro Sorry, I should have been clearer. I understand that diplomats have run terrorist operations out of embassies. But has a diplomat traveling...05 Nov The OTP Concludes Israel Is Still Occupying Gaza
clearly inapplicable to Gaza. ---------------- In closing, the ICC egregiously cherrypicked from a list of guidelines, and even the guideline is highlighted does not support the assertion that Israel occupies Gaza. Jurist 1942 Matthew Thank you for the informative post. It worries me however that the ICC can be so egregious. Many have stated similar issues with other reports by Un bodies. I am shocked that an organisation that is seen by many to be a World court fo some kind can be act so improperly with regards to its...15 Sep Goldstone Commission Report Released
...isn't worth a lot. First, the Israeli government refused to cooperate, thereby denying from the Commission relevant evidence. Second, the media reported that Goldstone's people were escorted by Hamas militants when they interviewed Palestinian witnesses. Violations by Hamas, therefore, were very hard to identify. olga13 This report is is pro - Palestine only. I agree with donna, Hamas attacked Israeli civilians for many years. Israel tryed to reach a peace agreement the political way, but it didn't work. Salah I think call this report biased is just norm by Israelis...27 Apr The Status of the Gaza Strip – a Short Response
Wikileaks also revealed that IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit had advised U.S. officials that the government of Israel considered the Palestinian Article 12(3) declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC as an "act of war". He asked the US to weigh-in with the PA and the ICC and publicly state that the ICC lacked jurisdiction. In a subsequent meeting between US Ambassador Rice and ICC President Song, the Judge advised that many states feared U.S. retaliation if they were to become parties to the Rome Statute. The Ambassador said the...28 Nov Hey, Associated Press! Colombia’s Withdrawal Really Does Diminish ICJ’s Authority
1988 UN Drug Convention, and that the reporter misunderstood the quotes as relating to future cases as well. In fact, reporters seemed to be getting things wrong right and left yesterday. Reuters headlined its story about the Colombia denunciation "Colombia withdraws from pact required it to abide by ICJ rulings", and, before updates, a Reuters article referred to Palestine's bid for "semi-statehood" today (the current version now refers to an implicit recognition of the "sovereign state of Palestine", so someone must have recognized the error and tacked the other way)!...22 Dec Banksy Comments on the Wall — As Only He Can
British artist Banksy knocks it out of the park again, with a rather unusual rendering of a Nativity scene: As ArtInfo notes, this is not Banksy’s first comment on the Israel/Palestine conflict. He painted nine amazing murals directly on the wall in 2005, including a boy drawing a chalk ladder over the wall and a girl floating over the wall with a bouquet of balloons. Is there a more brilliant and politically insightful artist working today than Banksy? I’m still blown away by the meat truck filled with wailing stuffed...