Anti-Israel Bias
It found that an “exercise describes ‘pieces of corpses’ being dispersed throughout city streets to teach grade-nine spelling”; and Israel, a U.N. member state, “is solely referred to as ‘the Enemy’ or ‘the Occupation’ and is erased from maps of the region.”
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Israel regional vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, called her new appointment “dangerous.”
Nejmeh Hijazi, a speaker at the upcoming online event, “Jewish Riots in the Territories,” has shared dozens of anti-Israel social-media posts.
One of his first tasks in his nine-year term will be to decide whether or not to investigate Israel for alleged war crimes.
“The purpose is to fill that gap by providing the first-ever examination of claims made under Item 7, and to provide a detailed analysis, citing to sources of fact and international law,” said researcher and writer Dina Rovner.
The court’s ruling that it has jurisdiction to investigate Israel “poses no immediate threat” as international law does not recognize a state of Palestine, says Avichai Mandelblit.
“They did not rest until they made sure that their community was represented, supported and protected,” said Talia Lerner, StandWithUs Senior Southern Campus Coordinator.
“I emphasized to the Secretary of State that the tribunal’s decision is fundamentally wrong, discriminatory, and that it jeopardizes the rare opportunity to promote peace in our region,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said to U.S. Secretary of Antony Blinken.
The California Democrat’s statement drew immediate criticism on social media.
Maj. Gen. Itai Veruv, who heads the Israel Defense Forces Military Colleges, is overseeing a team that includes an international-law expert.
NGO Monitor’s legal adviser calls the ruling a “legal travesty”; Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations rejects the court’s claim of jurisdiction.
“The ICC has again proved that it is a political body, not a judicial institution,” says Israeli premier • The U.S. State Department cites “serious concerns” with the ruling.
