Thoughts on the Slaughter in Pittsburgh
“The wise will inherit honor. Fools display dishonor.”
October 29, 2018
The ICC’s Legally Suspect Upbraiding of Israel
The fate of Khan al-Ahmar should be left to Israeli courts.
Since 2010, the Israeli government has been trying to relocate the residents of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar—located in part of the West Bank left by the Oslo Accords under direct Israeli (rather than Palestinian Authority) control—because most of the houses there were built illegally. Last May, the dispute reached the Israeli Supreme Court, which ruled that the government could move ahead with the village’s demolition. Benjamin Netanyahu, however, ordered a halt to the demolition last week. Prior to this order, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued a report criticizing Israel over the Khan al-Ahmar issue. Alan Baker notes the shoddy legal thinking behind this condemnation:
October 29, 2018
The ICC’s Legally Suspect Upbraiding of Israel
The fate of Khan al-Ahmar should be left to Israeli courts.
UNRWA Employees Flee Death Threats in Gaza
Does Hamas fear they will start telling the truth about their organization?
Ireland’s Complex Jewish History
Anti-Semitism and a sense of kinship.
The Real Reasons American Jews Changed Their Last Names
And did so more than Gentiles with foreign-sounding names.