If the U.S. wants to help Israel and Palestine pursue peace, then the country needs to focus on ending this conflict without giving either side more reason to fight. Applying the Leahy Law would end military aid to Israel and would guarantee a new focus on humanitarian aid.
After a five-year inquiry, the International Criminal Court prosecutor concluded that there was a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip by Israel, and decided to initiate an investigation. Her decision was enthusiastically received by the victims of the crimes and human rights organizations but condemned by the US government.
Eighteen years after the ICJ’s 2004 Advisory Opinion on the legality of the separation wall, the ICJ is now weighing in on the legality of the occupation itself.
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