Legal Affairs
Lod court convicts Amiram Ben-Uliel on three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of arson • Sentencing hearing set for June 9 • Ben-Uliel’s attorney to appeal verdict.
The ICC can claim jurisdiction when countries fail to exercise legal proceedings, including where they purport to act, but are unwilling or unable to do so. That should not include Israel.
“It has become painfully clear that more must be done to educate Americans about the horrors of the Holocaust and the threat posed to the Jewish community through the use of Nazi hate symbols,” said Soifer.
The letters come after International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda opened an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the 2014 Gaza war.
The legislation, which comes in Jewish American Heritage Month, would expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s education programming to teachers nationwide.
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s impartiality is questionable as there have been contacts at the highest level between the ICC and the Palestinian Authority in what can be deemed apparent collusion to charge Israel with crimes.
According to a new study by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, only about 15 percent now say they prefer Israeli citizenship, down from 52 percent between 2010 and 2015.
U.S. House passed the legislation in January • Utah senator’s office declined to specify the issue.
The letter noted that “up until the Tamimi case and its Israeli victims, Jordan had extradited terrorists to the United States multiple times.”
Ten patients will be included at the start; the treatment cycle will be for a few weeks with a follow-up period of the same length.
Plaintiffs alleged that the anti-BDS law violated the First Amendment.
Members from the Jewish community and other faith groups have been pressing for a new trial for Randy Halprin.
