NEWS & VIEWS
Israel / Palestine
Israel's War on Gaza October 2023 - 2024
22 September 2024
Letter to ICC Prosecutor Regarding U.S. Officials' Complicity in Israel's Genocide in Gaza
Today, Hikmah – Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Mr. Karim Khan KC, requesting to apply ICC’s jurisdiction to U.S. officials complicit in Israel’s crimes in Gaza. The letter was sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as well. The content of the letter details Israel’s atrocious crimes constituting genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. U.S. officials’ complicity is premised on: a. total ideological identification with Israel and its war; b. constant arms supply and other military assistance throughout Israel’s war on Gaza notwithstanding awareness of its gravely illegal conduct; c. diplomatic cover at the U.N. Security Council; d. opposing applying international law to Israel before the ICJ, the ICC, and other international venues; and e. adherence to Israel’s lobbyists in the United States.
The relevant U.S. officials are President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Commander of United States Army Central Command General Michael Kurilla, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and Director of National Security Agency General Timothy Haugh.
The letter is available here:
21 July 2024
Netanyahu's Speech before Congress
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to four members of the United States Congress who invited Benjamin Netanyahu to give a speech on 24 July 2024. The letter relates to Israel's war on Gaza, its legal consequences to senior American officials, and the problematic standing and advocacy of Israel in the United States. The letter is available here:
22 June 2024
Letter to ICC and Israel Prosecutors
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a joint letter to ICC Prosecutor Mr. Karim Khan and Israeli Attorney General Ms. Gali Baharav-Miara. The objective of the letter is to address three issues following the ICC Prosecutor's announcement on 20 May 2024 about applying for arrest warrants in the context of the war in Gaza: the international pressure against the ICC given its engagement with the war in Gaza; the limited accusations against Israeli officials; and missing charges in the Palestine context generally. Ms. Baharav-Miara is a formal addressee of the letter given potential personal legal consequences to her and other senior Israeli officials. The letter is available here:
11 May 2024
Letter to Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the International Criminal Court's Prosecutor Mr. Karim Khan, KC. The purpose of the letter is to remind the Prosecutor of his obligations under the Court's Statute, Rules, and Regulations given reports in the press about diplomatic and political pressures that he has been subjected to regarding Israel's war on Gaza. In the letter, Hikmah Center also emphasized the problematic nature of the Prosecutor's performance regarding investigating international criminality perpetrated by Israel that falls under the ICC's jurisdiction. The letter is available here:
See also:
Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties in support of the independence and impartiality of the International Criminal Court, 17 May 2024.
Harry Davies et al, "Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel's nine-year war on the ICC exposed", The Guardian, 28 May 2024.
13 March 2024
Letter to the President of the Hebrew University
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the President of the Hebrew University regarding measures taken against Professor Nadera Shalhoub - Kevorkian following her opposition to Israel's war against Gaza. The letter is available here:
6 March 2024
Letter to the American Ambassador in Israel
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the American ambassador to Israel Mr. Jacob Lew regarding Israel's war on Gaza. The letter underscored Israel's violations of international law that constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes as well as American constant military and diplomatic support to Israel throughout its onslaught against Gaza that could generate legal ramifications for senior American officials. The letter also addressed the problematic American foreign policy toward Palestine shaped by the country's financially unreasonable and ill-informed domestic politics.
The letter is available here:
18 February 2024
Letter to the Israeli Attorney General
Today, Hikmah – Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to Israeli Attorney General Ms. Gali Baharav Miara, informing her of Israel’s international crimes committed during Israel’s war on Gaza titled Operation Swords of Iron that constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes as well as their potential judicial consequences.
The letter is available here:
See also:
Genocide in Gaza: Analysis of International Law and its Application to Israel's Military Actions Since October 7, 2023, University Network for Human Rights, 15 May 2024.
Anatomy of a Genocide, OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the 1967 Occupied Territories, 25 March 2024.
Rasha Khatib, Martin Mckee, Salim Yusuf, "Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential", The Lancet, 5 July 2024.
UNSAT Damaged Buildings in Gaza, 31 July 2024.
UNSAT Damaged Cropland in Gaza, 5 July 2024.
Lauren Leatherby, "Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at a Historic Pace", New York Times, 25 November 2023.
Evan Hill et al, "Israel has waged one of this century's most destructive wars in Gaza", Washington Post, 23 December 2023.
Evan Dyer, "Israel's Gaza bombing campaign is the most destructive of this century, analysts say", CBC, 30 December 2023.
Nina Lakhani, "Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says", The Guardian, 27 February 2024.
Elsa Delmas et al, "How Gaza's Hospitals, Schools, and Places of Worship Have Been Destroyed", Le Monde, 5 April 2024.
Anjana Sankar, "Many of Gaza's Medical Workers Have Been Detained or Killed", New York Times, 2 August 2024.
Journalist Casualties in the Israel - Gaza War, Committee to Protect Journalists, 14 August 2024.
AFP, "About 90% of people in Gaza displaced since war began, says UN agency", The Guardian, 3 July 2024.
As Israel’s Aerial Bombardments Intensify, ‘There Is No Safe Place in Gaza’, Humanitarian Affairs Chief Warns Security Council, 12 January 2024.
OHCHR, Israel working to expel civilian population of Gaza, UN expert warns, 22 December 2023.
Nina Lakhani, "Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says", The Guardian, 27 February 2024.
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Provisional Measures, Order of 24 May 2024 (stop killing members of the group and halt operation in Rafah).
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Provisional Measures, Order of 28 March 2024 (stop killing members of the group, basic services, and humanitarian assistance).
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Provisional Measures, Order of 26 January 2024 (stop killing members of the group).
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip, January 2024.
Center for Constitutional Rights, U.S. Court Concludes Israel’s Assault on Gaza Is Plausible Case of Genocide, 31 January 2024.
Center for Constitutional Rights, Palestinians Sue Biden for Failure to Prevent Genocide, 13 November 2023.
Center for Constitutional Rights, Israel's Unfolding Crime of Genocide of the Palestinian People & U.S. Failure to Prevent and Complicity in Genocide, 18 October 2023.
NEWS & VIEWS
Israel / Palestine
Israel's War on Gaza October 2023 - 2024
22 September 2024
Letter to ICC Prosecutor Regarding U.S. Officials' Complicity in Israel's Genocide in Gaza
Today, Hikmah – Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Mr. Karim Khan KC, requesting to apply ICC’s jurisdiction to U.S. officials complicit in Israel’s crimes in Gaza. The letter was sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as well. The content of the letter details Israel’s atrocious crimes constituting genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. U.S. officials’ complicity is premised on: a. total ideological identification with Israel and its war; b. constant arms supply and other military assistance throughout Israel’s war on Gaza notwithstanding awareness of its gravely illegal conduct; c. diplomatic cover at the U.N. Security Council; d. opposing applying international law to Israel before the ICJ, the ICC, and other international venues; and e. adherence to Israel’s lobbyists in the United States.
The relevant U.S. officials are President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Commander of United States Army Central Command General Michael Kurilla, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and Director of National Security Agency General Timothy Haugh.
The letter is available here:
21 July 2024
Netanyahu's Speech before Congress
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to four members of the United States Congress who invited Benjamin Netanyahu to give a speech on 24 July 2024. The letter relates to Israel's war on Gaza, its legal consequences to senior American officials, and the problematic standing and advocacy of Israel in the United States. The letter is available here:
22 June 2024
Letter to ICC and Israel Prosecutors
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a joint letter to ICC Prosecutor Mr. Karim Khan and Israeli Attorney General Ms. Gali Baharav-Miara. The objective of the letter is to address three issues following the ICC Prosecutor's announcement on 20 May 2024 about applying for arrest warrants in the context of the war in Gaza: the international pressure against the ICC given its engagement with the war in Gaza; the limited accusations against Israeli officials; and missing charges in the Palestine context generally. Ms. Baharav-Miara is a formal addressee of the letter given potential personal legal consequences to her and other senior Israeli officials. The letter is available here:
11 May 2024
Letter to Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the International Criminal Court's Prosecutor Mr. Karim Khan, KC. The purpose of the letter is to remind the Prosecutor of his obligations under the Court's Statute, Rules, and Regulations given reports in the press about diplomatic and political pressures that he has been subjected to regarding Israel's war on Gaza. In the letter, Hikmah Center also emphasized the problematic nature of the Prosecutor's performance regarding investigating international criminality perpetrated by Israel that falls under the ICC's jurisdiction. The letter is available here:
See also:
Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties in support of the independence and impartiality of the International Criminal Court, 17 May 2024.
Harry Davies et al, "Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel's nine-year war on the ICC exposed", The Guardian, 28 May 2024.
13 March 2024
Letter to the President of the Hebrew University
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the President of the Hebrew University regarding measures taken against Professor Nadera Shalhoub - Kevorkian following her opposition to Israel's war against Gaza. The letter is available here:
6 March 2024
Letter to the American Ambassador in Israel
Today, Hikmah - Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to the American ambassador to Israel Mr. Jacob Lew regarding Israel's war on Gaza. The letter underscored Israel's violations of international law that constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes as well as American constant military and diplomatic support to Israel throughout its onslaught against Gaza that could generate legal ramifications for senior American officials. The letter also addressed the problematic American foreign policy toward Palestine shaped by the country's financially unreasonable and ill-informed domestic politics.
The letter is available here:
18 February 2024
Letter to the Israeli Attorney General
Today, Hikmah – Center for International Law and Human Rights sent a letter to Israeli Attorney General Ms. Gali Baharav Miara, informing her of Israel’s international crimes committed during Israel’s war on Gaza titled Operation Swords of Iron that constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes as well as their potential judicial consequences.
The letter is available here:
See also:
Genocide in Gaza: Analysis of International Law and its Application to Israel's Military Actions Since October 7, 2023, University Network for Human Rights, 15 May 2024.
Anatomy of a Genocide, OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the 1967 Occupied Territories, 25 March 2024.
Rasha Khatib, Martin Mckee, Salim Yusuf, "Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential", The Lancet, 5 July 2024.
UNSAT Damaged Buildings in Gaza, 31 July 2024.
UNSAT Damaged Cropland in Gaza, 5 July 2024.
Lauren Leatherby, "Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at a Historic Pace", New York Times, 25 November 2023.
Evan Hill et al, "Israel has waged one of this century's most destructive wars in Gaza", Washington Post, 23 December 2023.
Evan Dyer, "Israel's Gaza bombing campaign is the most destructive of this century, analysts say", CBC, 30 December 2023.
Nina Lakhani, "Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says", The Guardian, 27 February 2024.
Elsa Delmas et al, "How Gaza's Hospitals, Schools, and Places of Worship Have Been Destroyed", Le Monde, 5 April 2024.
Anjana Sankar, "Many of Gaza's Medical Workers Have Been Detained or Killed", New York Times, 2 August 2024.
Journalist Casualties in the Israel - Gaza War, Committee to Protect Journalists, 14 August 2024.
AFP, "About 90% of people in Gaza displaced since war began, says UN agency", The Guardian, 3 July 2024.
As Israel’s Aerial Bombardments Intensify, ‘There Is No Safe Place in Gaza’, Humanitarian Affairs Chief Warns Security Council, 12 January 2024.
OHCHR, Israel working to expel civilian population of Gaza, UN expert warns, 22 December 2023.
Nina Lakhani, "Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says", The Guardian, 27 February 2024.
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Provisional Measures, Order of 24 May 2024 (stop killing members of the group and halt operation in Rafah).
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Provisional Measures, Order of 28 March 2024 (stop killing members of the group, basic services, and humanitarian assistance).
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Provisional Measures, Order of 26 January 2024 (stop killing members of the group).
International Court of Justice, South Africa v. Israel, Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip, January 2024.
Center for Constitutional Rights, U.S. Court Concludes Israel’s Assault on Gaza Is Plausible Case of Genocide, 31 January 2024.
Center for Constitutional Rights, Palestinians Sue Biden for Failure to Prevent Genocide, 13 November 2023.
Center for Constitutional Rights, Israel's Unfolding Crime of Genocide of the Palestinian People & U.S. Failure to Prevent and Complicity in Genocide, 18 October 2023.