The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields
How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.
Geneva Conventions
There’s Only One Path to Victory in Iran
In less than three weeks, the United States and Israel have destroyed many of the military assets Iran has used to menace the Middle East for decades. The Pentagon reported 15,000 strikes in the first 10 days, which not only blew up launchers, missiles and ships; they also leveled some of the production sites that once replenished Iran’s arsenal.
Op-eds
Africa’s Collapse Is a Threat to America and Israel
Regions in Africa are collapsing. Across most of the continent’s 54 countries, governments are tyrannical, Islamist, or both. Many have ceased to function as states, splintering into warring ethnic and...
Op-eds
How many aid groups knew Hamas was hiding in a hospital and lied about it?
Hamas used Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital as a base of terror operations. That’s the obvious conclusion following Sunday’s discovery of a large terror tunnel under the hospital along with...
Op-eds
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Releases New Hostage Video
Palestinian Islamic Jihad released a video of two Israeli hostages on November 9, claiming it would release them on humanitarian grounds once “appropriate measures are met.”...
Flash Briefs
10 Things to Know About Hamas Tunnels
The terrorist organization Hamas operates an extensive and sophisticated tunnel system to transport weapons, store supplies, and train operatives. The network zigzags for hundreds of miles under the Gaza...
Insights
10 Things to Know About Hamas and Hospitals
Hamas has commanded a network of tunnels and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since it took control in 2007. The Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization uses civilian...
Insights
Hamas Uses Hospital as Terror Command Center, Israel Says
Hamas is using Gaza’s largest hospital as a terror headquarters, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday. According to intelligence gathered by Israel and shared with other countries, Hamas has established command-and-control rooms and tunnels under Shifa hospital in Gaza and uses the medical facility to shield its terrorist infrastructure. The IDF released phone recordings and images illustrating how Hamas is using the hospital.
Flash Briefs
International Law Accepts No Excuses for Murder, Hostage-Taking
Several activist groups, including chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America, have attempted to justify the Hamas murder, torture, and kidnapping of civilians in Israel by invoking a supposed “right...
Policy Briefs
End the WHO’s Unhealthy Obsession With Israel
Eliminating the World Health Organization’s double standard will not only ensure Israel’s fair treatment but allow the WHO to address the world’s true health problems.
Op-eds
How to Include Far More Lawfare Ammunition in Next UN General Assembly Resolution on Russian Invasion
On March 24, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted its second resolution addressing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both this and the first resolution, adopted on March 2, symbolically demonstrated...
Op-eds
Taiwan 194
Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China
Memos
Occupied Elsewhere
Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes
Monographs
Get Serious About Human Shields
“Given the kind of precision weaponry you are using,” a French TV reporter...
Op-eds
Congress Moves to Isolate Hezbollah and Sanction its Patrons
This week, Congress will consider three pieces of legislation aimed at cutting off the funding streams that Hezbollah uses to fill it...
Policy Briefs
How the Use of Human Shields Violates International Law
Hamas, Hezbollah, the Islamic State, and other terrorist groups have a demonstrated propensity to use...
Policy Briefs
Winning an unconventional war
War is – and always will be -- hell. The Law of Armed Conflict is not meant to change that – only to make it a little less hellish. There are weapons you agree not to use. In exchange...
Op-eds
Missouri State Senate Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and Local Government
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Legislative Testimonies
Palestine’s ICC Threat: Pluses and Minuses for Mahmoud Abbas
The shooting has resumed in Gaza. But where will things go when it ends? Inevitably, in each operation in Gaza since 2008 there is a "Goldstone-ification" on the Palestinian side—a shift fr...
Op-eds
The Outlaw Vladimir Putin
Co-authored by Lee A. Casey President Obama has repeatedly described Russia's annexation of Crimea as illegal and illegitimate, but he also has sought to minimize the strat...