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Palestine at the International Criminal Court: Potential and Problems – An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson

 Palestine’s request that the ICC take up Israeli behavior during its summer 2014 invasion of Gaza is a seminal cry for justice. It is also a seminal challenge to the Court and all its member states to see that international law applies to the strong and influential.

 
 

UN peace coordinator unwelcome by Palestinians

Image: Mladenov prays against the ancient stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City , on 29 June 2010. Mladenov is considered a friend of Israel Photo by EPA/BGNES 

 

PLO negotiators continue to wait for a breakthrough by “peace” envoys that are imposed on them and appointed by the US and the UN, although they represent the occupation state. Mladenov is the most recent. He will not change anything on the ground.

 
 

Church of England’s hidden Zionist agenda

Image: Stephen Sizer, long-time opponent of Christian Zionism, has been banned from speaking about the Middle East
 
 

It seems Stephen Sizer has reached an important moment in his life. He could renounce his promise made under duress, throw off the chains of silence and stick two fingers up at the Church authorities. If the Church of England has become Zionism’s bitch, it needs help. And a powerful purgative. Who is going to administer it?

 

‘Stop slaughter!’ Syrian granny rants at ISIS fighters, calls them ‘devils’ (VIDEO)

A video featuring an elderly Syrian woman confronting ISIS militants has become a hit on social media, subtitled into English. The gutsy granny slams the fighters as ‘devils’ accusing them of ‘slaughter’ and ‘killing each other like donkeys.’
The two ISIS fighters appear to be sitting in a car when the unidentified woman, dressed in traditional Arab clothing, approaches them to deliver what happens to be a curse on the militant group.