Posts Tagged “war crimes”
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: World must intervene to stop Israeli plunder of Palestinian archeological sites The Israeli occupation authorities’ decision to confiscate Deir Samaan and Dei Qal’a, two important archeological sites in the Salfit area, is an act of looting and cultural appropriation. It is the final step in a gradual yet deliberate scheme that has…
Special Adviser on Iran spells out war crimes of Qassem Suleimani and Iran President Trump’s U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Brian Hook presents briefing on expanded sanctions on Iran and takes questions from some reporters. Hook detailed specifics about Qassem Suleimani’s killing of Americans, but defends Israel against…
AHRC expresses concern with dramatic developments in Middle East, urges Dialogue and Peace The head of Greater Detroit’s largest Arab American civil rights organization urges restraint and calls for dialogue to avoid war with Iran, Iraq and United States. Imad Hamad, executive director of the American Human Rights Council express deep concern over spiraling events…
Oslo and the peace process were never really the problem Critics who assert that the Oslo Peace Accords failed because they were flawed are actually the extremists who engaged in a campaign to block the success of the Oslo Peace Accords. The very people attacking the Oslo Peace Accords and the Two-State Solution are the…
International Criminal Court issues warrant for Libyan leader International Criminal Court Issues Warrant for Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Gen. Khalifa Hiftar Forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) in eastern Libya appear to have executed captured fighters in Benghazi and desecrated corpses, Human Rights Watch said today. Video recordings posted online since January 2017 seem to…
Gaza, War Crimes, and Priests
By Eileen Fleming |
A war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem Micheal Sabbah wrote regarding Gaza on Sunday and reminded this American of a 2006 report by Father Manuel written while he was the Priest at the Latin Church and school in Gaza….
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