Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized the Security Cabinet’s …
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Lieberman: The cabinet's decision to escalate the war on Gaza harms Israel's security.
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ICJ throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE
The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.
Sudan had taken the UAE to the International Court of Justice, saying its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was contributing to a genocide — accusations strongly denied by the Emiratis.
But the ICJ said it “manifestly lacked” jurisdiction to rule on the case and threw out it out.
A UAE official…
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Who are the Middle East’s Druze religious community?
The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought to preserve a distinct identity.
In Syria, Druze fighters recently clashed with forces loyal to the country’s new Islamist rulers, highlighting the struggles they and other minority groups have faced with shifts in regional power dynamics.
“The Druze are a kind of an ultra-tribe which transcends space and geography,” said Makram Rabah,…
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The General Assembly of Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) ratifies the distribution of 5 million shares as stock dividends to its shareholders and the issuance of new corporate bonds valued at over USD 100 million
The General Assembly of Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) ratifies …
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Spain supports the United Nations with 500,000 euros to investigate war crimes in Gaza.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced on Monday that …
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The Myth of Conquest: Why Gaza Will Never Be Subdued by Israel
A million Palestinians return north as Al-Rashid Street reopens for pedestrians. (Photo: via social media, QNN) By Ramzy Baroud
Israel itself is acutely aware of this inherent paradox, hence its immediate and brutal choice: the perpetration of a genocide, a horrific act intended to pave the way for the ethnic cleansing of the remaining survivors.
To conquer a place is to fundamentally subdue its population. This must be clearly differentiated from ‘occupation’, a specific legal…
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ICJ dismisses Sudan’s genocide case alleging UAE backing of RSF rebels | United Nations News
Top UN court says it does not have authority to rule on case accusing UAE of arming rebel Rapid Support Forces paramilitary.
The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly civil war.
The International Court of Justice said on Monday that it “manifestly lacked” the authority to continue the proceedings and threw out…
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Iraq’s jails buckle under overcrowding as amnesty law frees thousands – Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s prison system is under severe strain, operating at more than double its capacity, as a newly enacted general amnesty law results in the release of thousands of inmates, Justice Minister Khaled Shwani has said.
The country’s 30 official prisons, excluding those in the Kurdistan Region, currently house around 67,000 detainees despite being built to accommodate just half that number. Thousands more remain in the custody of security agencies awaiting…
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Israeli Army Chief Warns Expanding Gaza Assault Could Endanger Captives
Israel’s new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Design: Palestine Chronicle) On Saturday, thousands of Israelis protested in central Tel Aviv against the government’s decision to escalate its genocidal assault on Gaza.
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several Cabinet ministers that expanding the ground offensive in Gaza could result in the loss of Israeli captives held by Hamas.
“There is a dilemma in…
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How RSF is adopting Israel’s ‘template for genocide’ in Sudan | Sudan war News
On April 11, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, burning huts and shops, executing medics, and firing at fleeing civilians.
According to monitors, at least 500 people – men, women, children and the elderly – were killed, and hundreds of thousands were forcibly displaced.
The attack provoked global outrage, prompting the RSF to double down on propaganda it had been spreading for months about Zamzam – that it was…
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