ICC Launches “Preposterous” Probe Into Israeli “War Crimes”

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor opened an initial probe into Palestinian claims of Israeli war crimes on Friday. “Today the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda opened a preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine,” her office said in a statement. The decision to begin an inquiry into the war crimes […]

Back in Iraq: What Happened to AfPak?

Shoshana Bryen

The horrific attack on a school in Pakistan by Taliban gunmen that killed 132 people, mainly children, returned that unhappy country to the news headlines for a few days.

Report: Israel to Ask US to Cut Off All Funding to PA

Israel is set to ask the US Congress to halt all funding to the Palestinian Authority in response to the PA’s request to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week. An Israeli official told Ha’aretz that Jerusalem officials plan to turn to pro-Israel members of Congress to enforce a law banning funding to the […]