Gideon Levy, a columnist at Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, told Al Jazeera that he hopes that “Israelis will start to look upon themselves and not to blame the whole world for what’s going on”. “The notion right now in Israel, as usual, is that the whole world is against us, the whole world is anti-Semitic and let’s get together, we the victims of the world. I don’t know how long it will last because there must be cracks,” he told Al Jazeera. “Israelis should start to ask themselves, ‘Where is my responsibility’? Is it really only the world’s blame? Or maybe there were crimes of war in Gaza. Maybe our leaders […]
‘Blinken is a war criminal!’ Pro-Palestinian protesters repeatedly heckled the US Secretary of State for ‘funding a genocide in Gaza’ as he urged senators to support an increase of his department’s budget. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WarOnGaza #GazaWar #UnitedStates #AntonyBlinken #JoeBiden #Israel #USIsraelRelations #USForeignPolicy #USGazaPolicy #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment
The government of Norway has announced it is formally recognising an independent Palestinian state, which will enter into force next Tuesday. Israel has strongly opposed the move. Several other European countries including Ireland and Spain are expected to follow suit. The Norwegian Prime Minister says this sends a strong message on where the country stands on Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. Israel has recalled its envoys to Ireland and Norway in response. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has banned Al Jazeera in Israel, that’s why we’re reporting from the Jordanian capital, Amman, where Imran Khan is standing by. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us […]
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he supports sanctions against the International Criminal Court. He spoke at a hearing where he was questioned about US assistance to Israel. The hearing was disrupted by protesters accusing Blinken of supporting genocide. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WarOnGaza #GazaWar #UnitedStates #AntonyBlinken #JoeBiden #Israel #USIsraelRelations #USForeignPolicy #USGazaPolicy #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment
Political analyst, Marwan Bishara, likens Benjamin Netanyahu to an Israeli cat who is running out of political ‘lives’. Bishara is blunt is his assessment of the Israeli prime minister saying “He’s been an utter disgrace” and his war on Gaza an “Utter failure”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #KarimKhan #Article70 #RomeStatute #ICCArrestWarrants #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #YahyaSinwar #IsmailHaniyeh #MohammedDeif #GazaGenocide
Geoffrey Nice, a British barrister and judge, says the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction in Gaza, and that he expects a prompt decision because no one involved with the processes of the law, with respect to Israel, dares to “move slowly”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #KarimKhan #Article70 #RomeStatute #ICCArrestWarrants #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #YahyaSinwar #IsmailHaniyeh #MohammedDeif #GazaGenocide
At a UN Security Council meeting, the Palestinian UN envoy to the UN, Riyad Masour, said that Israel has identified those who have criticised its actions in Gaza, and accumulated a long list of “enemies”, which includes the UN and its agencies, the global courts as well as various aid organisations. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #UnitedNations #UNSecurityCouncil #UNSC #RiyadMansour #Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #Gaza #RafahGroundInvasion #GazaAirRaids #GazaAirStrikes #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment
Al Jazeera correspondent Osama bin Javaid, reporting from The Global Security Forum in Doha, relayed reactions to the ICC’s announcement from both Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. Gideon Levy, a prominent columnist from Haaretz, expressed surprise at ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s decisiveness but felt satisfaction that war crimes by both Hamas and Israel were being acknowledged. He predicted Israel would react defensively, portraying itself as a victim of global antisemitism, despite his belief in the justice of the decision. Diana Buttu, a lawyer who has represented the PLO, argued that the ICC’s balanced approach was driven by the scale of Israeli actions, which she characterized as genocidal. She criticized the […]
The Israeli military is still operating aggressively in the north of Gaza with large-scale air strikes and attacks. That includes the Jabalia refugee camp where attacks are ongoing. In Rafah city, the Israeli military is pushing deeper into the central parts with overnight attacks on residential homes in Barbara refugee camp. This is seen as a new way to expand attacks all the way to the western part of the city, causing more people to flee. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #JabaliaRefugeeCamp […]
Israeli troops are increasing attacks on northern Gaza. The Jabalia refugee camp has come under renewed fire. Al Jazeera’s Moath Al Kahlout has been speaking to some of the people who remain in the Camp. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #JabaliaRefugeeCamp #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps
