Legal Affairs
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.
One of the victims, a woman, was beheaded; assailant evacuated to hospital after being shot by police • Gunman yelling “Allahu Akbar” shot by police in Montfavet • Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi calls to “wipe out Islamo-fascism.”
“This recognition of Israel’s capital is a further affirmation of the crucial principle that Jerusalem is, and always will be, Israel’s capital,” said B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel Mariaschin.
The report shares the results of a Ministry of Strategic Affairs study examining 250 suspicious Twitter accounts, finding 170—or nearly 70 percent of them—to be inauthentic profiles trying to stir anti-Israel sentiment and manipulate discourse against Israel in violation of Twitter policy.
A two-month investigation highlights the role of fake accounts in manipulating public opinion.
The decapitation of 47-year-old Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb has authorities and the public in France up in arms • Thousands protest the violent act, reminiscent of the 2015 “Charlie Hebdo” massacre.
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations lauded the decision, saying “this killer should be behind bars for the rest of his days; anything less would be a painful insult to the Pearl family.”
The law is part of a larger effort under Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, one of the European Union’s most pro-Israel leaders, to remove any doubts about anti-Semitism and enrich the country’s Jewish life.
The 24-year-old defendant is accused of knowingly endangering the lives of the more than 20 other party guests.
He and his wife, Ahlam Tamimi, were released from prison in 2011 in an exchange with Hamas for captured Israel soldier Gilad Shalit.
If convicted, Hooman Heidarian and Mehdi Farhadi face up to 37 years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior fellow Orde Kittrie said that while the ICC investigation of whether war crimes have been committed by the United States in Afghanistan “is illegitimate and inappropriate,” sanctions “are not likely to weaken the ICC’s resolve.”
