For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio and the Associated Press, and to commentary via ScheeerPost from System Update; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and an ASSANGE entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli troops push into Jabalia, airstrikes kill five in Rafah, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters Israeli forces thrust deeper into the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza today, laying waste to residential districts with tank and air bombardments, residents said, while Israeli air strikes killed at least five people in the southern city of Rafah. Simultaneous Israeli assaults on . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel tries to contain the fallout after some allies support ICC prosecutor’s request for warrants, by Tia Goldenberg | AP JERUSALEM — Israel sought today to contain the fallout from a request by the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, a move supported by three European countries, including key ally France. READ MORE . . .
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ICC prosecutor says Israel’s Netanyahu is responsible for crimes including starvation. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Daniel Estrin | NPR The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that he will seek arrest warrants for top leaders from both Israel and Hamas. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM MAY 20 The ICC is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders. Reported by Rob Schmitz | NPR The International Criminal Court in The Hague has announced that it is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of both Hamas and Israel – including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Click HERE to listen and read.
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How is Israel responding to the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants? Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about the ICC’s application for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM MAY 20 President Biden’s ‘pathetic’ diplomacy and Israel’s war in Gaza. Glenn Greenwald of System Update talks with Professor Jeffrey Sachs about the U.S. temporary suspension of the transfer of some weapons to Israel and the crackdown on encampment protestors. Click HERE to watch and listen.