Analysis

Friday, May 24th 2024

Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, May 22, 2024 “The goal of the 98th Division is basically to complete the job. It’s like sandpaper on wood. You start with the rough grade, and you have to grind the enemy down with a more precise grade at the end.”   When the IDF decided to go back […]

Analysis

Friday, May 24th 2024

Arab Desk The Eastern Herald, May 22, 2024 “Lafi talks about internal pressures in Egypt and Israel to “tamper with relations and each party accuses the other of not fulfilling its duties.”   The Philadelphia axis is considered a “buffer zone” and is subject to the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. However, two weeks […]

Analysis

Friday, May 24th 2024

Elie Podeh Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2024 “Egypt seeks end to war and restored calm.”   Al-Ahram newspaper recently reported that Egypt had provided tens of thousands of psychological support sessions for Palestinians injured since the onset of the war in Gaza. This seemingly minor news story is part of a comprehensive media and PR campaign […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, May 23rd 2024

SINGING FOR ISRAEL WATCH:  Thousands Take Part in Global Hatikvah Recording with Israel Philharmonic:  Jessica Stevens, Times of Israel, May 16, 2024 — As Israel marked Independence Day on Tuesday, a global Hatikvah music video was launched by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, aiming to unite friends of Israel from around the globe. ____________________________________________________ WESTERN HYPOCRISY Four Pings […]

Analysis

Thursday, May 23rd 2024

Stephan Daisley The Spectator, May 21, 2024 “… it is Israel that is being targeted by the ICC, and Israel that must take the lead in standing up for itself.” The application for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant is an act of lawfare. In seeking the detention […]

Analysis

Thursday, May 23rd 2024

Brendan O’Neill Spiked, May 22, 2024 “Want a state? Start a war. Kill some Jews. Job done.” So now we know what it takes to become a state: the murder of Jews. Rape, kill and kidnap Jews and seven months later, the leaders of Ireland, Spain and Norway will recognise your statehood. That’s the lesson of […]

Analysis

Thursday, May 23rd 2024

Ariel Kahana Israel Hayom, May 22, 2024 “I don’t think there’s any comparison with engaging to avoid having humanitarian conditions get to the point that that leads to massive consequences in terms of nutrition and health problems. That’s very different than accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, which is absurd.”   […]

Analysis

Thursday, May 23rd 2024

Caroline B. Glick JNS, May 22, 2024 “… the ICC is providing material support for Hamas. That is, it is providing material support for a genocidal terror group engaged in a genocidal war against the Jewish people.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s initial response to International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement that he […]

Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Thursday, May 23rd 2024

Citation de la semaine: “L’antijudaïsme ne doit pas être compris comme un recoin archaïque ou irrationnel dans le vaste édifice de la pensée occidentale. Il s’agit plutôt d’un des outils de base avec lesquels cet édifice a été construit”. David Nirenberg, Anti-Judaism. The Western Tradition Table des Matières   La demande de mandat d’arrêt de la […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 / Wednesday, May 22nd 2024

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for Arrest Warrants In The Situation in the State of Palestine: International Criminal Court,  May 20, 2024 — On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim […]

Analysis

Wednesday, May 22nd 2024

Editorial Board WSJ, May 20, 2024 “The ICC’s disregard for procedure exposes its bias, and if the warrant request is an effort to undermine Mr. Netanyahu’s government, it won’t work.”   The International Criminal Court has lost more than the plot. In requesting arrest warrants on Monday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense chief, […]

Analysis

Wednesday, May 22nd 2024

Brendan O’Neill Spiked, May 20, 2024 “Anyone who thinks this is a fair development because it targets both sides in the war is delusional.”   So it’s a crime now to defend yourself against fascist violence? Some of the imperious prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) seem to think so. Just 226 days after […]