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• Israeli Officials Believe ICC Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over Hamas War

  29-04-2024 11:08 via nytimes.com
  
  The officials said they believed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israelis could be charged, and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders.
  
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• George Clooney Complained to White House About Biden’s Criticism of I.C.C.

  08-06-2024 05:34 via nytimes.com
  
  The actor contacted a top official to protest the president’s denunciation of the move to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli officials over the war in Gaza, a case his wife worked on.
  
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• Visiting Europe, Biden Will Find Both Solidarity and Isolation

  05-06-2024 10:41 via nytimes.com
  
  The president arrived in France for a visit meant to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion and showcase Western unity. But even as he rallies American allies in defense of Ukraine, he will defy them on the war in Gaza.
  
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• House Votes to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials Over Israel Prosecution

  04-06-2024 22:52 via nytimes.com
  
  The Republican-written bill, which the White House strongly opposes, stands little chance of becoming law after lawmakers failed to reach a bipartisan deal on penalizing measures.
  
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• Traveling to Europe, Biden Will Find Both Solidarity and Isolation

  04-06-2024 19:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The president leaves on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France, where he will rally American allies in defense of Ukraine even as he defies them on the war in Gaza.
  
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• ICJ Orders Israel to Halt Its Military Incursion Into Rafah

  25-05-2024 01:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Court of Justice has no means to enforce its order in the Gazan city, but the ruling added pressure on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
  
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• In Gaza, Biden Gets the Chance to Do the Right Thing

  24-05-2024 22:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The U.S. should side with the International Court of Justice in the Gaza war.
  
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• U.N. Court Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Offensive

  24-05-2024 20:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Court of Justice ruling deepens Israel’s international isolation, but the court has no enforcement powers.
  
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• A Week of Diplomatic Blows to Israel, and Calls for Alito’s Recusal

  24-05-2024 14:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, a big step toward college athlete pay.
  
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• A Week of Diplomatic Blows to Israel, and Congress Criticizes Alito

  24-05-2024 12:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, a big step toward college athlete pay.
  
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• Israel Pushes Deeper Into Rafah, Defying International Opinion

  24-05-2024 01:00 via nytimes.com
  
  While the government has been hit with a string of diplomatic and legal defeats, the Israeli public’s support for the Gaza war remains strong.
  
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• Israel Expands Rafah Offensive Amid International Pressure Over Gaza War

  24-05-2024 01:00 via nytimes.com
  
  While the government has been hit with a string of diplomatic and legal defeats, the Israeli public’s support for the Gaza war remains strong.
  
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• As Israel’s Hard Line Stokes Anger Abroad, Netanyahu May Get Benefits at Home

  23-05-2024 20:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Despite diplomatic blows this week, Israeli leaders are focused on their public, which still largely views the war with Hamas in Gaza as an existential conflict.
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

  23-05-2024 15:40 via nytimes.com
  
  The move sets up a possible showdown between the international court and Israel with its biggest ally, the United States.
  
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• The World’s Court vs. Israel’s Leaders

  23-05-2024 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The I.C.C.’s chief prosecutor publicly seeks arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and of Hamas.
  
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• Can European Recognition Bring Palestinian Statehood Any Closer?

  23-05-2024 06:14 via nytimes.com
  
  Not on its own, in all likelihood. But it reflects a growing, global exasperation with Israel that might eventually lend momentum to a two-state solution.
  
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• Spain, Norway and Ireland Recognize Palestinian State, Further Isolating Israel

  22-05-2024 23:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The moves, while largely symbolic, were welcomed by Palestinians and denounced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called them “a prize for terrorism.”
  
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• Why the ICC Prosecutor Went Public With Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders

  22-05-2024 20:20 via nytimes.com
  
  What to know about Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders as well as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
  
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• The War Is Shifting Europe’s Politics Away From Israel

  22-05-2024 20:20 via nytimes.com
  
  The recognition of Palestinian statehood by Spain, Ireland and Norway highlights the changing center of gravity, but there also are staunchly pro-Israel nations in Europe.
  
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• Who’s in More Trouble: Israel or Iran?

  22-05-2024 01:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Iran’s rulers have forgotten that revolutions have a history of consuming their own.
  
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• Gazans Say ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders Are Misguided

  21-05-2024 17:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Some said the decision to seek arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders on war crimes charges seemed to equate victim with perpetrator.
  
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• ICC’s Warrant Request Appears to Shore Up Netanyahu’s Support in Israel

  21-05-2024 13:25 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Hypocrisy of The Hague,” read the front page of one mainstream daily that has often been critical of Israel’s prime minister.
  
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• Gazans Say ICC Prosecutor’s Pursuit of Hamas Leaders Is Misguided

  21-05-2024 12:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Some said the decision to seek arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders on war crimes charges seemed to equate victim with perpetrator.
  
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• Who is Karim Khan, the ICC Prosecutor?

  21-05-2024 10:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Khan, known as a gifted speaker and a tough-minded litigator, took an unusual approach to announcing his request for arrest warrants for leaders of Hamas and Israel.
  
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• Former Trump Officials Meet With Netanyahu in Israel

  21-05-2024 01:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Robert O’Brien, one of Donald Trump’s closest foreign policy advisers, said he was there as a “private citizen.”
  
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• Biden Says Israeli Military Assault in Gaza Is ‘Not Genocide’

  21-05-2024 01:01 via nytimes.com
  
  At a celebration of Jewish Heritage Month, President Biden pledged support to Israel and condemned a decision by the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli officials.
  
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• With I.C.C. Arrest Warrants, Let Justice Take Its Course

  20-05-2024 22:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The request for International Criminal Court arrest warrants promotes the idea that the basic rules of international humanitarian law apply to all.
  
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• Netanyahu Slams I.C.C. for Seeking Warrants Against Israeli Leaders

  20-05-2024 22:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s request for warrants against him and Israel’s defense minister was an attempt to deny Israel its right of self-defense.
  
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• Biden and Blinken Accuse ICC Prosecutor of Falsely Equating Israel and Hamas

  20-05-2024 21:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The forceful denunciations of the International Criminal Court came even as tensions have risen between the United States and Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza.
  
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• Israeli Leaders Denounce Prosecutor Seeking Warrant on Netanyahu

  20-05-2024 19:29 via nytimes.com
  
  Israeli leaders condemned a move by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s defense minister on charges of war crimes.
  
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