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Published on 16:13 GMT

Text of My Address on Israel/Gaza @ 16th Annual Int’ Humanitarian Law Roundtable

This is the text of the keynote address I delivered on August 26, 2024 in Chautauqua, New York, at the 16th Annual International Law Roundtable (see list of conference sponsors below). 2024.08.26 Rosenbaum keynote address at 16th Humanitarian Law …

Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
Published on 14:33 GMT

Israel and its supporters cannot gaslight the law

It was expected that the issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for their roles in crimes committed against Palestinian civilians in Gaza …

Source: Al Jazeera - Pro-Government
Published on 15:51 GMT

Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial

Israel’s new defense minister has said security forces would no longer apply administrative detention orders to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, and thus only Palestinian suspects can be held indefinitely without trial. The changes in the …

Source: NBC News - Center-left
Published on 15:59 GMT

Defense Minister Israel Katz condemns attempted attack on Central Command chief by settlers

Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned the attempted attack by Israeli settlers on IDF Central Command chief Major-General Avi Bluth on Friday night in Hebron in a statement on Saturday. Katz said, "I strongly condemn the severe attack on the Central …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 12:54 GMT

IDF dismantles Iran-made cannon pointed at Israel on Mount Dov

IDF troops identified and dismantled an Iranian-made canon pointed toward the state of Israel on Mount Dov in southern Lebanon, the military reported on Saturday afternoon. The discovery was made by the 810th Brigade and the Alpinist Unit who have …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 08:41 GMT

Why one of Australia’s best-known Aboriginal activists is taking a stand on Israel

MELBOURNE — Nova Peris is used to being stopped and recognized across Australia. An Olympic gold medalist, a former member of Australia’s Parliament, and one of the country’s highest-profile Aboriginal Australians, she’s packed a lot into her 53 years. Yet …

Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
Published on 08:48 GMT

Israel and the Palestinians Solution to a Conflict

Politics is sometimes raw and often raucous in the Jewish State. But that is nothing new. What is different is a claimed move afoot aimed at preventing the much debated “two-state-solution” for Palestinian Arabs in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …

Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
Published on 13:38 GMT

Israel launches deadly strikes on Beirut

Israel is targeting Hezbollah in a new wave of deadly airstrikes in central Beirut. Lebanese civil defense officials say the attacks have killed at least 11 and wounded more than 60. Meanwhile in Gaza, the United Nations said this week that humanitarian …

Source: CBS News - Neutral
Published on 10:11 GMT

Hezbollah Said to Be Using Copy of Israeli Missile Against Israel

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has been using an advanced missile against Israel that was reverse-engineered from an Israeli weapon it captured in a past war, according to Israeli defense officials. Hezbollah fighters are believed to have seized the …

Source: The New York Times - Neutral
Published on 15:59 GMT

Hamas says Israeli female hostage killed in north Gaza area hit by Israel

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right