ICC prosecutor opens investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas
Areeb Ullah
Middle East Eye / March 3, 2021
Fatou Bensouda formally begins her investigation after the International Criminal Court ruled it had jurisdiction in the Palestinian territories.
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Wednesday that she would formally open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the...
Former US envoy says Israel is now ‘wedge issue’ in American politics
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / March 3, 2021
In interview with Jerusalem Post, David Friedman says 'uniform support for Israel is being challenged' in the United States.
Former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman has said that Israel has "become a wedge issue" in American politics since the presidency...
Palestinian Authority’s push to regulate NGOs raises fear of power grab
Qassam Muaddi
Middle East Eye / March 3, 2021
New decree restricting activities of non-profit organisations condemned by campaigners.
Palestinian civil society representatives have denounced as "crippling" a new decree issued by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas regulating the work of non-profit organisations.
On Tuesday, Abbas issued a decree with force of...
ICC prosecutor opens war crimes probe in Palestinian territories
Al-Jazeera / March 3, 2021
The Hague-based court ruled in February it has jurisdiction over the situation in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday she launched a formal inquiry into alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move...
EU “peace” envoy has secret chats with Israel lobby
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / March 3, 2021
The late anthropologist David Graeber developed the theory of “bullshit jobs.” Such a post, he wrote, was “utterly meaningless, contributed nothing to the world” and “should not really exist.”
Although Graeber had a corporate lawyer in mind, his description applies neatly to...
ICC investigates alleged crimes in Palestinian territories
AP / March 3, 2021
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says she has launched an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories.
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday she has launched an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories, plunging the court into the midst of...
Israel jails Palestinian politicians ahead of PA elections
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / March 2, 2021
With Palestinian legislative and presidential elections set to take place in coming months, Israel is intensifying its crackdown on Palestinian political and civil society figures in the occupied West Bank.
On Monday, Israel sentenced Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar to two years in prison,...
Lawyers demand Labour explain hiring of Israeli spy
Asa Winstanley
The Electronic Intifada / March 2, 2021
A leading British human rights law firm has written to Labour demanding answers on the party’s hiring of a former Israeli spy.
Jamie Potter from Bindmans announced on Tuesday that the firm was acting on behalf of Adnan Hmidan, a British...
The EU seeks collaboration with Biden, without political space for the Palestinians
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / March 2, 2021
European politicians are finally waking up to the issue of Israeli annexation of Palestinian land, acknowledging that the suspension brought about by the US-brokered Abraham Accords are not an impediment to the annexation actually happening in what remains of Palestinian...
Ready to work with Netanyahu: Mansour Abbas splinters Arab vote in Israel
Ramzy Baroud
Middle East Monitor / March 2, 2021
At a glance, it may appear that the split of Arab political parties in Israel is consistent with a typical pattern of political and ideological divisions which have afflicted the Arab body politic for many years. This time, however, the...
