Tag: War Crimes
Top US Nazi hunter tapped to lead investigation into war crimes in Ukraine
A new U.S. Justice Department team focused on identifying and prosecuting those who have committed war crimes in Ukraine will be led by a former Nazi hunter for the DOJ, announced Attorney General Merrick Garland on...
Germany seeks prison time for alleged Nazi guard at former concentration camp
German prosecutors are seeking a five-year prison term for a man who allegedly served as a Nazi guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II, reported the Associated Press.
The 101-year-old defendant, who was...
Is ‘Never Again’ an empty promise?
Growing up as a Jew in traumatized post-Holocaust Germany, I have been haunted by the imperative of “Never Again.” As the Russian army retreats from areas north of Kyiv and we are collectively getting a...
Lapid: Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that Russian forces committed war crimes “against a defenseless civilian population.”
He added to that by saying, “I strongly condemn these war crimes.”
Speaking during a trilateral meeting in...
Human Rights Watch’s new report is a dud
Human Rights Watch has just published a new report supposedly examining Israel’s conduct during its 11-day war with Hamas in May, and it comes as little surprise that their conclusion is that Israel committed war crimes.
Little...
British prime minister affirms opposition to ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the United Kingdom’s opposition to an International Criminal Court investigation into Israel for alleged war crimes.
In an April 9 letter to the British lobby group Conservative Friends of Israel,...
Israel to reject jurisdiction of ICC, allegations of war crimes
Israel plans to formally reject the International Criminal Court probe into alleged war crimes perpetrated by the Israel Defense Forces against Hamas in Gaza as part of “Operation Protective Edge” in the summer of...
‘Time to change anachronistic laws of war,’ says Israeli counter-terrorism expert
The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to launch an investigation into Israeli actions warrants an urgent response that should include a push to reform the existing laws of war,...
Harris to Netanyahu: America stands against ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, assuring that the United States stands against the International Criminal Court’s war-crimes probe of Israel.
According to a readout from the Prime Minister’s...
State Department: America firmly opposes ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
The U.S. State Department said it “firmly opposes” the announcement by the International Criminal Court of the opening of its investigation into Israel and the Palestinians over war-crimes allegations.
“We will continue to uphold our strong commitment...