Legal Affairs
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.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, David Schoen apologized for the inconvenience but said he has no choice. His request was granted immediately.
“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.
The threat comes on the heels of a ceremony during which Ambassador David Friedman said that the site was a testament to America’s Judeo-Christian heritage.
The 26 Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives voted in favor of impeachment, with the two Jewish Republicans, Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and David Kutsoff, voting against.
Foreign-policy expert Eytan Gilboa fears that Israel’s detractors may up the pressure on the Jewish state to again see “an avalanche of disproportionate, ridiculous anti-Israel resolutions.”
The United States announced a grand-jury indictment against Omar Sheikh for acts of terrorism.
The ruling applies to three cases for which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under indictment. His lawyers argue that the permission to investigate was only provided retroactively.
The foiled takeover of a plane in the USSR prompted worldwide involvement in the Soviet Jewry movement, even though those in “Operation Wedding” paid a price for their actions.
The ruling comes after another two years ago that held the Palestinian Authority directly responsible for the murder in 2002 of Tzipi and Gadi Shemesh, as well as their unborn twins.
Menachem Zivotofsky was the first to get such a passport at a brief ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
U.S. citizens born in the capital must request that their place of birth be listed as “Israel,” or it will continue to be listed as “Jerusalem,” says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
