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Netanyahu calls bid for legal immunity `a cornerstone of democracy’Sivan Hilaie, Moran Azulay - Ynet - Premier tells supporters he will announce decision whether to request Knesset for immunity from prosecution in corruption cases within two days [ry] 30/12/2019
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Caroline Glick`s plan for a total war against the ICCCaroline Glick - Yisrael Hayom - This senior commentator for Yisrael Hayom, the paper which outspokenly backs PM Netanyahu, asserts that since the International Criminal Court "endangers the very lives of IDF soldiers, commanders and elected official", Israel should "adopt and implement an aggressive plan to defeat the ICC". This would begin by declaring that that "The ICC has nothing to do with International Law" as it is "not a judicial institute but a political one". Israel should proceed to cut off any relation with the ICC; forbid government jurists from having any contact with it or recognizing its authority; deny an Israeli visa to anyone connected with the ICC and expell from Israel and the Occupied Territories any person working with the ICC; and demand of African and other Third World countries which get military aid from Israel to cut off relations with the ICC as a condition for continuation of that Israeli aid. In conjunction with a similar aggressive anti-ICC campaign which Israel will get President Trump to launch, Glick believes that the ICC can be totally defeated and forced to its knees. [ak] 24/12/2019
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Liberman: ICC coming after us anyway, take down Bedouin villageTimes of Israel - “Netanyahu decided not to evacuate Khan al-Ahmar and used the international situation as an excuse, and yet we are still being indicted for war crimes at the Hague. I call on him to take action and stop with the spin and excuses, and make an immediate decision to evacuate Khan al-Ahmar and illegal Palestinian building near Sussiya” said former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, [This gives a reminder, to any who needed it, that though he had fallen out with Netanyahu and repeatedly prevented him from forming a new cabinet, Lieberman remains a radical nationalist and outspoken racist in his own right. ak] he says, referring to a southern West Bank settlement said Yisrael Beytenu chief indicates that if Israel is being probed for war crimes it might as well go for broke, urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to clear out the Bedouin West Bank hamlet of Kahn al-Ahmar post-haste. 24/12/2019
Foreign Minister Katz: Evacuation of Khan al Omar would be `last straw` for ICCKobi Richter - Arutz 7 - Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz told Channel 11 News that the Israeli government has been "afraid" to take action against the Bedouin village of Khan al Amar over concerns such an act would be the "last straw" for the International Criminal Court. More than a year ago, the Supreme Court in Jerusalem declared Khan al Amar to be "illegal" and authorized the government to destroy the village and "relocate" its inhabitants. However, the government has repeatedly failed to make use of that judicial authorization. The Katz statement is the first official explanation of that. [ak] 24/12/2019
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PM: Possible ICC investigation akin to persecution of Jews 2,000 years agoItamar Eichner, Nina Fuchs - Ynet - Israel intends to enlist the assistance of other countries who share some of the same concerns over the precedence of an inquiry into a western democracy with a viable legal system [ry] 23/12/2019
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Israeli leaders must know they can go to prisonAli Abunimah - EI - "Israeli politicians, civil servants, generals and soldiers should have to think twice before they participate in these crimes, knowing that by doing so there is a very real chance they could end up in a prison cell in The Hague" [ry] 23/12/2019
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Congress rejects request for $175m to support Trump`s `Deal of the Century`Amir Tibon - Ha`aretz - In March, the White House asked Congress for $175 million in a “Diplomatic Progress Fund”, so as to "provide flexibility” in the administration’s Middle East policy. Specifically, in the (unlikely) case of the Palestinians agreeing to Trump`s "Deal of the Century", they would get this money, replacing part of the American aid which Trump had cut off in the past two years. Alternately, the money could used to reward other Middle East states which might support the plan while the Palestinians reject it. However, Congress specifically refused to grant this money - since, in any case, the Trump Plan isn’t likely to be released anytime soon, due to the ongoing political crisis in Israel. "No one thinks this peace plan is coming out any time soon, so why devote money to it?” a Congressional source said. [ak] 17/12/2019
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Austrian Parliament sets stage for overwhelming condemnation of BDSRaphael Ahren - Times of Israel - The Austrain Parliament seems set to emulate the German Bundestag and adopt a resolution condemning the BDS movement. A resolution co-sponsored by all five parties represented and likely to pass unanimously or by an overwhelming majority would emphatically condemn all kinds of anti-Semitism, including Israel-related anti-Semitism". The latter is defined as "demonizing Israel, applying a double standard to it, blaming Austrian Jews for Israel`s policies" and also "questioning Israel’s right to exist by demanding a right of return for Palestinian refugees and all their descendants". However, “factual criticism of individual measures by the Israel government must of course be admissible.” The distinction between "demonizing Israel" and “factual criticism" might be difficult to define. [ak]17/12/2019
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Unconfirmed report: Trump plan sees 3-way peace deal between Israel, PLO, HamasTimes of Israel - #The settlement blocs in the West Bank would be annexed into Israel, along with isolated settlements. The Jordan Valley would remain under Israeli control. #The Palestinian territories would be made contiguous through a 30 meters above ground highway linking the West Bank and Gaza to be built by a Chinese company. Israel would oversee its construction. #The peace deal demands the full and immediate demilitarization of the Palestinian forces, including Hamas’s terror forces. The Palestinian state would be banned from having an army. [bz]17/12/2019
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Trump/Netanyahu: Israel, America and the rise of authoritarianism-liteLloyd Green - The Guardian - Two recent biographies of ‘Bibi’ pose fascinating questions regarding attitudes to Israel among American Jews [ry] 16/12/2019
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Don’t let the smears that sank Corbyn tank Bernie SandersAsa Winstanley - EI - “But Labour’s worst performance since 1983 carries an important lesson for the grassroots left-wing campaign in the United States to elect Bernie Sanders as president: You must defeat false anti-Semitism smears at all costs. Do not indulge, entertain or appease them” [ry] 16/12/2019
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Jewishness Is Not a NationalitySheldon Richman - AntiWar - “The administration was hoping that Congress would pass a definition of anti-Semitism that would shoehorn Jewishness into the Civil Rights Act clause and force schools to crack down on support for, say, the BDS movement […]. But Congress hasn’t passed the so-called Anti- Semitism Awareness Act. So here is the new tack: define Jewishness as a nationality or race. Voila! Problem solved” [ry] 16/12/2019
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The thin line between ‘activist’ and ‘ticking time bomb’ for an Amnesty employeeAmir Ben-David - Times of Israel "Amnesty activist Laith Abu Zeyad woke up one day to find that he was a virtual prisoner in the West Bank due to a ruling by the Shin Bet, which claims he poses a ‘serious threat’" ca14/12/2019
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GOP lawmaker tries to get Georgetown fundingpulled over alleged ‘anti-Israel,pro-Islamist’ biasMichael Arria - Information Clearing House "On December 11, President Trump signed an executive order thateffectively weaponizes antisemitism as acudgel to beat back BDS activities oncollege campuses. The order threatens towithhold federal funding from universitiesif the government determines that they’ve failed to prohibit discrimination.Trump’s move was barely announced beforea member of congress attempted to use thenew playbook. Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA)has sent a letter to Secretary of EducationBetsy DeVos asking for Georgetown Universityto be investigated over its alleged anti-Israel bias. The news was reported onTwitter by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s Washington bureau chief Ron Kampeas." ca 14/12/2019
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Intel: Lebanon aid wrangling exposes divide in Trump administration Bryant Harris - Al-Monitor "The on-again-off-again aid holds are sending mixed messages to Beirut amid the country’s worst economic crisis since the civil war. Lebanese protesters continue to demand that the country’s political old guard step down, including Hezbollah and its allies.While today’s sanctions and Pompeo’s stated support for the protesters indicate that the United States is still committed to squeezing Hezbollah financially, the aid meddling sheds light on the divide within the Trump administration between hard-liners and those who believe that the assistance bolsters Lebanese institutions against the Shiite paramilitary group’s influence." ca 14/12/2019
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Why are foreign lawmakers aiding Israel’s attacks on Palestinian rights?Amjad Iraqi - +972 "An executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, which effectively allows Palestine activism to be targeted as discriminatory toward Jews under the Civil Rights Act, alarmed many observers for its potential to threaten free speech around Israel. Yet the order is only the latest legal development this month to threaten the rights of Palestinians and their allies abroad." ca 14/12/2019
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ICC prosecutor acts as Israel’s defense lawyerAli Abunimah - Electronic Intifada "The International Criminal Court prosecutor is again giving Israel a pass for its deadly raid on a flotilla to Gaza a decade ago." ca14/12/2019
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AG’s office said to warn PM Jordan Valley annexation could lead to ICC probeJacob Magid - Times of Israel - Until now, legal and security officials in Israel have been able to successfully combat the majority of attempts to target Israel in the international legal arena. While the attorney general’s office has made clear that it does not itself see a problem with West Bank annexation, the ICC will likely think differently and Netanyahu should take that reality into account... [bz]10/12/2019
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House approves resolution supporting Two State Solution`Elad Benari - Arutz 7 - Elad Benari - Arutz 7 - The US House of Representatives approved by a majority of 226 to 188 a resolution reaffirming US support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict. The resolution affirmed that "only a two-state solution that enhances stability and security for Israel, Palestinians, and their neighbors can both ensure the state of Israel’s survival as a Jewish and democratic state and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a state of their own". It aslo stressed that the US "can play a constructive role"by "putting forward a proposal for achieving a two-state solution that is consistent with previous United States proposals" which "recognize the Palestinian right to self- determination and enhance Israel’s long-term security and normalization with its neighbors" (referring to the Trump Adminstration`s increasing deviation from such previous US propsals). Also, the US should "discourage steps by either side that would put a peaceful end to the conflict further out of reach, including unilateral annexation of territory" (clearly referring to PM Netanyahu`s vowed aim to annex the Jordan Valley. and to his assertion that he got President Trump`s assent to such a step). This was counterbalanced by also condemning "efforts to achieve Palestinian statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with Israel". [Note: Arutz 7 did provide the full text of the resolution-ak] 10/12/2019
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Trump: if Jared Kushner can`t achieve peace in Middle East, `it can`t be done`Associated Press - The Guardian - President also told Israeli American Council summit some Jewish people in the US don’t love Israel enough and attacked Ilhan Omar [ry] 9/12/2019
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Israel set to seek UN recognition of Jewish refugees from Arab countriesi24NEWS/Ynet - The move comes as the UN General Assembly marks 72 years since the November 29, 1947 partition plan [for many years considered as the day for solidarity with Palestinians-bz]. Israel`s Permanent Mission to the UN says that the new resolution asking for the UN to recognize some 800,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries is designed to undermine the proposed Palestinian resolutions. [bz]3/12/2019
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