Tag Archives: terrorism

ICC prosecutor Khan co-authored essay saying defendants can’t get fair shake at world court: report

JERUSALEM – The British chief prosecutor Karim Khan for the International Criminal Court(ICC) published an academic essay in 2013 that suggested his own current effort to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be a travesty of justice because the court cannot provide due process to defendants. The Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) located Khan’s essay, which …

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Netanyahu seems to contradict Biden cease-fire offer: 'Non-starter' if all conditions not met

JERUSALEM –Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement on Saturday that seemed to contradict President Biden’s comments that would end the war in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office said that Israel’s conditions for ending the war –the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel …

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Jewish survivor of Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack is 'still reeling,' pleads for peace in Israel

Eden Gefner said it must have been a miracle, surviving the Oct. 7th attack — hearing Hamas gunfire break through their front door as she and others hid in their safe room, tensely listening as Hamas terrorists rummaged through their home. Said Gefner, “As the minutes passed by, we started to understand that there [were] so many terrorists in the …

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France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans

French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending soccer games at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The interior minister said it was the first such thwarted plot targeting the Games, which start in eight weeks as France is on its highest threat alert level. The man is accused of planning a …

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Hamas using anti-Israel campus groups to recruit future US leaders into 'terrorist cult': lawyers

A lawsuit filed this month against National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) offers an important window into how Hamas terrorists are allegedly using the campus group to recruit America’s future leaders into its “terrorist cult,” according to two lawyers involved in the case. Anat Alon-Beck of Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Mark Goldfeder of the National …

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United Nations slammed for holding meeting to honor 'Butcher of Tehran': 'Outright offensive'

The U.S. boycotted the United Nations tribute to recently deceased Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, calling into question the logic of showing respect for a man who has committed “numerous, horrific human rights abuses.” “The United States will not attend today’s United Nations tribute event for President Raisi in any capacity,” U.S. Mission to the U.N. spokesperson Nate Evans said in …

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Illinois high school apologizes after printing quote from student 'happy' about Oct. 7 in yearbook

An Illinois high school says it has launched an investigation after a “deeply offensive” quote about the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack was printed in its yearbook. An entry in Glenbrook South High School’s 2024 yearbook has sparked outrage in the community of the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview for quoting a 10th-grade student’s “happy” reaction to last fall’s terrorist …

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Another US MQ-9 Reaper drone reportedly downed in Yemen

Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. The Houthis released footage they said showed the aircraft being targeted with a surface-to-air missile in a desert region of Yemen’s central Marib province. It marked the third-such downing this …

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Nikki Haley writes clear message to Hamas on IDF artillery shell

Former Republican presidential candidateNikki Haley wrote a clear message of support to the IDF on an artillery shell during a recent visit to Israel. “Finish them! America [loves] Israel always,” Haley wrote on the projectile. Pictures of Haley signing the artillery shell were posted to X byDanny Danon, a member of Israel’s Knesset and Israel’s former ambassador to the U.N. …

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Biden admin scrambles to close loophole that allowed migrant on terror watchlist to go free

The Biden administration is looking to close a loophole in immigration proceedings that helped allow a man on the terrorist watchlist to roam free in the U.S. for over a year. A memo penned by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas earlier this month overrides a 2004 directive that made it more difficult for officials prosecuting immigration cases to …

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