Israeli soldier sentenced to seven months for assaults on Gaza detainees

Emma Graham-Harrison The Guardian  /  February 7, 2025 Rights groups say punishment is insufficient after first conviction for abuse in a system where dozens have died Jerusalem...

Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel

Harry Davies & Marina Dunbar The Guardian  /  February 7, 2025 US president has been critical of court since it issued war crimes arrest warrant for...

ICC condemns Trump sanctions as UN Human Rights Office demands reversal

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams  /  February 7, 2025 "The rule of law remains essential to our collective peace and security," said a United Nations spokesperson. The International...

Netanyahu gifts Trump a golden pager, seemingly celebrating Lebanon attack

Sharon Zhang Truthout  /  February 7, 2025 The pager attack killed dozens, including at least two young children, and injured thousands across Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Rebuilding shattered Gaza may require a new Marshall plan

Peter Beaumont The Guardian  /  February 7, 2025 Palestinians face a mammoth task to rebuild homes and infrastructure – and Trump is unlikely to help In the...

How Gaza shattered the West’s mythology

Pankaj Mishra Foreign Policy  /  February 7, 2025 The war has exposed post-World War II illusions of a common humanity. On April 19, 1943, a few hundred...

What is the International Criminal Court and how will Trump’s sanctions impact it ?

Molly Quell AP  /  February 7, 2025 THE HAGUE, Netherlands – U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court could jeopardize...

Why Trump’s return spells trouble for Sisi

Mahmoud Salem Foreign Policy  /  February 7, 2025 Egypt’s leader may have once been Trump’s “favourite dictator,” but Washington’s latest demands threaten Cairo’s interests. The return of...

Dozens of countries speak out against Trump sanctions on ICC

Harry Davies, Marina Dunbar & Oliver Holmes The Guardian  /  February 7, 2025 Karim Khan, court’s British chief prosecutor, said to be focus of move decried...

In Israel, the resettlement of Gaza is no longer a fringe idea

Jessica Buxbaum The New Arab  /  February 7, 2024 In the absence of an official post-war plan, extremist ideas once reserved for the fringes of society...