It’s complicated
In armed conflict, public sympathy typically goes to the underdog. And perceptions of which side is the underdog or weaker force can be complicated.
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Why is the ICC seeking arrest warrants against the leaders of Israel and Hamas?
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants against leaders of both Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. The allegations stem from Hamas's October 7 assault on the Jewish state and Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza.
Ukraine's air defence struggle highlights risks to Israel
Israel fended off hundreds of drones and missiles fired by Iran using an enviable combination of its own sophisticated air defences and the critical support of western powers and Arab partners.
Leaving hostages in Gaza breaks 'sacred' bond for Israelis
JERUSALEM, unidentified — Six months after Hamas's October 7 attack, dozens of hostages are still languishing in captivity -- a fact that for many Israelis has ruptured a foundational contract between them and their government.
UN expert accuses Israel of several acts of 'genocide' in Gaza
GENEVA, Switzerland — A UN rights expert on Monday said there were "reasonable grounds" to determine that Israel has committed several acts of "genocide" in its war in Gaza, also warning of "ethnic cleansing".
Pinoy member of Israeli defense among 21 killed
A FILIPINO member of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is among 21 Israeli soldiers killed Monday in the Strip Gaza in the war between the Jewish state and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israeli Embassy in Manila said yesterday.
IDF soldier of Filipino descent killed in Gaza blast
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 24) — The Philippine Embassy in Israel confirmed that an Israeli soldier of Filipino descent was among the 21 members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) killed in a massive explosion in Gaza on Monday.
Weaponizing the crime of genocide
Under these horrifying conditions Israel makes extraordinary efforts to minimize the damage caused to the lives of the Palestinian civilians that Hamas disdains. These efforts include hundreds of thousands of messages and phone calls urging civilians to evacuate areas of terrorist entrenchment, and aborting attacks where disproportionate non-combatant casualties are likely. Western militaries have acknowledged that many of the measures undertaken by Israel might not be taken by them in similar circumstances.
The Israel-Hamas war | The Freeman
I find it fitting to mention here the then British foreign minister, Arthur Balfour, the person responsible for the Balfour Declaration in 1917 proposing to partition Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. Part of his letter read like this, "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."