-
Hezbollah leader’s death sparks joy and rage in the region
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday, Israeli President Shimon Peres said. Nasrallah was the head of the terrorist group that fought Israel in the summer of 2000 and has been indicted by the UN over war crimes. “His assassination is a measure of justice and a loss for…
-
Biden decries the request of an arrest warrant for Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court
The ICC will seek arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the July 2018 conflict in the Gaza Strip. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda also asked for warrants against Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya, his deputy Ismail Haniyeh and…
-
The DOJ has taken a stand against war crimes in both the Ukranian and Gaza wars
US Department of Justice (DEA) has said that it is investigating whether Israel committed war crimes in this month’s conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. However, it added that it will not rush into such a case. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that future US support for Israel’s Gaza war depends…
-
As the US considers more aid forUkraine, Zelenskyy says there are the same values
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country had given up its nuclear weapons in exchange for a promise by Russian leader Vladimir Putin to respect its independence. “War crimes must be punished, deported people must come home and the occupier must return to their own land,” Zelenskyy added.
-
Zelensky believes that Russian aggression could broaden beyond Ukraine
In his annual address to the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “War crimes must be punished, deported people must come home and occupier must return to their own land.” Zelenskyy said that has become a defiant mantra since the war began. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir…
-
Biden turned to the lessons of the Cuban missile crisis in dealing with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he has a peace plan for Ukraine but Russia will keep fighting. “I told (US President) Joe Biden, I have a plan but Russia will keep fighting,” Zelenskyy added during a visit to the US. The US has accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine where it has…
-
Russia is bruised, and can Ukraine do it again?
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukrainian investigators have documented over 400 cases of suspected war crimes by the Russian forces during their occupation of Kherson city. He added that the Russian forces were mining roads and destroying critical infrastructure. This comes a day after the Ukrainian government said it would take a minimum…