On June 4, 42 House Democrats crossed party lines to pass a Bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to the request by the Court’s Prosecutor, Karim Khan, that the Court’s Pre-trial Chamber issue arrest warrants for Israeli…
Excerpt Below: Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrongly declared on May 12 that the civilian casualty numbers reported by Hamas make it “reasonable to conclude that there are instances where Israel has acted in ways that are not consistent with…
…Hamas members [being] complicit in the kidnapping and unlawful deprivation of liberty of all the hostages … seems like a crime that can be established beyond any doubt. This is not the case with the war crime of starvation. ……
Note: the below letter is an updated version, with 14 additional signees, of an earlier version of the letter that JINSA issued on May 10 which had 80 signees. The original letter may be found here. On May 15, the…
Note: The below letter is an earlier version of a letter that JINSA re-issued on August 22 with an additional 18 signees. The updated letter may be found here.
Translating National Self-Defense to Military Operational Scale One of the most common criticisms of the Israeli military campaign against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad is that it is both overly aggressive and indiscriminate, resulting in a massive-scale of civilian casualties…
Single incidents of error in battle can and often do have a defining effect on how the public perceives the legitimacy of a war. Americans old enough to remember the name My Lai, or Abu Ghraib, will no doubt understand…
Hamas commits the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Hundreds of civilians from Gaza actively participate in the slaughter. Spontaneous celebrations erupt from Khan Yunis to Ramallah. Washington’s preferred partner, the Palestinian Authority (PA), has yet to condemn the…
Time is a precious commodity in Israel’s fight against Hamas terrorists. As Israel prepares to enter Hamas’s final stronghold, Rafah, the United States should ensure Israel has as much time as it needs to fully defeat Hamas. Fighting terrorists who…
I had the privilege recently of participating in a study visit to Israel sponsored by the Jewish Institute of National Security for America. Along with a group of retired U.S. flag officers, the trip afforded the opportunity to gain additional…