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The current Israeli leaders come from everywhere around the world but not from these indigenous lands: Collectively termed Palestine! Theses immigrants have no connection to these territories, yet they are forcing themselves here as if they are the owners while colonizing its real people which include Muslims, Christians and Jews.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin have reportedly made an extraordinary request to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to open a fake criminal investigation into state leaders.
According to reports from Israeli Channel 12, the aim of this sham investigation is to block the issuing of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) by invoking the “principle of complementarity.” This principle allows countries to avoid ICC prosecutions if they are deemed to be conducting their own legitimate investigations into crimes.
The plan outlined by Netanyahu and Levin involves starting an investigation and then quickly closing it, claiming to the ICC that Israel has handled the matter internally. However, Baharav-Miara rejected the request, stating there was “no justification” for launching such an investigation.
The request comes in response to ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s push to accelerate the issuance of arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. These warrants are being pursued in light of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and war crimes by Israeli officials. Khan had urged the ICC to fast-track the proceedings in the face of the worsening situation.
The refusal of Baharav-Miara has led to accusations from Netanyahu’s camp, with claims that the Attorney General is “sabotaging efforts.” Despite this, legal experts and government officials argue that political motivations are behind Netanyahu’s request rather than a genuine concern for state justice according to the Quds News Network.
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The US should stop funding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war in the Gaza Strip, Senator Bernie Sanders said Wednesday.
“This week: 19 people killed & scores injured in a strike in a ‘humanitarian zone’ in Gaza. An American shot in the head in the West Bank. Now, another school bombed, killing 14 people, including 6 UN aid workers.
“Enough is enough. No more money for Netanyahu’s war machine,” Sanders said on X according to Anadolu.
Israel forces killed Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, during a protest last Friday against illegal Israeli settlements in the town of Beita outside of Nablus.
While Eygi’s killing provoked a worldwide reaction, US President Joe Biden called the shooting of Eygi by an Israeli sniper an “accident,” adding the bullet apparently “ricocheted off the ground, and she got hit.”
Later, Biden, who has not spoken with her family to offer his condolences yet, said he was “outraged and deeply saddened” by the killing, adding: “There must be full accountability. And Israel must do more to ensure that incidents like this never happen again.”
Sanders has long criticized the Biden administration for providing support to Israel in its ongoing war in the besieged Gaza Strip, where more than 41,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed since last Oct. 7.
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Lord Carlile, a cross-bench peer in the UK’s House of Lords, resigned as a patron of UK Lawyers for Israel. His resignation comes at a time when the UK government has faced mounting pressure over its recent decision to suspend 8.5% of arms sales to Israel amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of over 41,000 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children according to the Quds News Network.
Lord Carlile, who is Jewish, recently penned an article in The Independent titled “Keir Starmer was Right to Take These Small but Meaningful Steps over Israel.” In his piece, he defended Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend the arms sales, calling it a bold and legally sound move. Carlile emphasized that the decision aligns with the UK’s historical commitment to the Rule of Law and condemned the overreactions from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some British figures.
Netanyahu has reportedly expressed strong opposition to the UK’s decision, a stance that Carlile criticized as “wildly disproportionate.” The Israeli prime minister’s obstinate resistance to ceasefire talks, despite mounting international pressure, has drawn further scrutiny. Carlile noted that Netanyahu’s refusal to heed advice from Israeli army commanders, prisoners’ families, and even US President Joe Biden has raised serious concerns about his leadership.
The UK’s decision follows similar actions taken by several of its international allies. Countries like Italy, Belgium, Denmark, and Spain have all halted arms exports to Israel, citing legal grounds. Despite facing intense backlash, Starmer’s administration, supported by legal advice dating back to February, moved forward with suspending a minority of the contracts. Notably, UK-made parts for Israel’s F-15 fighter jets are not included in the suspension, signaling a cautious approach to avoid severe diplomatic fallout.
Lord Carlile’s article also pointed out that Jews who criticize other Jews over such matters are undermining the very freedoms for which their ancestors fought. He expressed dismay at how some figures in the Jewish community, including the UK’s Chief Rabbi, have reacted to the arms suspension.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said, Sunday, “Israel is closer to defeat rather than to a complete victory in Gaza.
Israel Hayom newspaper quoted Barak as saying “Israel is stumbling without a strategy or a plan of action in the Gaza Strip.”
“I warned Netanyahu against staying in Gaza for a long time, as there is no interest in staying in Gaza for many years,” he added.
Barak pointed out Netanyahu is “an obsessive gambler who risks the lives of prisoners.”
For the 338th consecutive day, the Israeli occupation army continues its aggression on the Gaza Strip, with American and European support, as its aircraft bomb the vicinity of hospitals, buildings, towers, and homes of Palestinian civilians, destroying them over the heads of their residents, and preventing the entry of water, food, medicine, and fuel.
The ongoing aggression by the occupation on Gaza has led to the martyrdom of more than 40,939 martyrs, the injury of 94,616 others, and the displacement of 90% of the population of the Strip, according to data from the United Nations.
