Israel, Palestine and the International Criminal Court: What You Need to Know
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was founded in 1998 to investigate and prosecute war crimes, aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.
J Street organizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to promote US policies that embody our deeply held Jewish and democratic values and that help secure the State of Israel as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people. We believe that only a negotiated resolution agreed to by Israelis and Palestinians can meet the legitimate needs and national aspirations of both peoples.
Working in the American political system, in the Jewish community and with others with whom we share core values, we advocate for diplomacy-first American leadership and policies that advance justice, equality, peace, and democracy in Israel, in the wider region and in the United States as well.
In a moment of crisis and war for Israelis and Palestinians, and with events on the ground and in Washington moving fast, it is extremely important for J Street to be clear about where we stand, what we are advocating for, and what we are encouraging the Biden Administration and Members of Congress to do.
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To truly protect Jews on campus and across the country, Congress must implement a collaborative and nuanced antisemitism strategy that centers Jewish safety above political gamesmanship.
We urge senators to continue to make the safe return of the hostages a high-priority issue in all meetings with the Biden administration and other interlocutors, and to strongly consider the impact that any US policies and actions may have on the safety of hostages.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was founded in 1998 to investigate and prosecute war crimes, aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.
After her 23-year-old daughter was abducted from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7, Meirav Gonen’s world was torn apart.
While it must be said that Palestinians will never gain their freedom through terror, it is equally true that Israelis will never gain security through military force alone.
Not knowing the fate of the person you love the most is a particularly cruel form of torture.
House Passes Bill Forcing Biden to Approve Israel Arms Shipments, Axios
The White House and Democrats have pushed hard against the bill, casting it as an unprecedented infringement on Biden’s foreign policy prerogatives as chief executive. The bill is unlikely to get a vote in the Senate, and the White House has said Biden would veto it. The House voted 224-187 to pass the bill, which would require the “prompt delivery” of congressionally appropriated aid to Israel.
US Military Says Aid Is Now Being Delivered into Gaza over a Floating Pier, NPR
Already, the site has been targeted by mortar fire during its construction, and Hamas has threatened to target any foreign forces who “occupy” the Gaza Strip. Biden has made it clear that there will be no U.S. forces on the ground in Gaza, so third-country contractors will drive the trucks onto the shore. Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said “the United Nations will receive the aid and coordinate its distribution into Gaza.”