Volume 13, Issue 43:

"Bad events like the coronavirus sometimes bring out the worst in people, but they also bring out the best.... it's a little like the wartime spirit. We are going to see a renewal of the we."

----- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

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The ICC Should Investigate Actual War Crimes

By Benjamin Weil / March 18, 2020 / JNS

"If someone asked you what the world’s most serious human-rights issues are today, what would your answer be?

If you’re like me, your answer would probably be the plight of the Kurds and Yazidis, the oppression of the Iranian people, and the horrible human-rights violations in North Korea. On the other hand, if your name is Fatou Bensouda and you happen to be the International Criminal Court prosecutor, clearly all of those issues are secondary. How else can one explain Bensouda’s statement from Dec. 19, 2019, that the ICC would “examine the situation in Palestine” and not any of the actual massacres going on around the world?

Let me save the ICC and Bensouda some time, so they can focus on the systematic war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity going on around the world: You have neither the jurisdiction nor the authority to try any Israeli. I would refer Bensouda to the bylaws of the organization she works for."


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Middle East

Iran doesn't understand 'maximum pressure' - Victor Hanson 

Turkish government responsible for torture, arbitrary killings, and disappearances - FDD

Ayatollah  Khamenei commands armed forces to establish medical base to control coronavirus - Tehran Times

U.S. sanctions Iran, seeks release of Americans amid coronavirus outbreak - Reuters 

Coronavirus: Iran frees 85,000 prisoners to combat spread of infection - Sky UK

Kuwait allocates $10M for fight against coronavirus in Iran - Iran-Daily

Rockets target Iraqi base hosting foreign troops - Aljazeera 

3 Rockets hit near the American Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone - TIME

Ayatollah's American allies seize on pandemic in fresh push for sanctions relief - The Washington Free Beacon

Coronavirus could cause 'carnage' among the world's refugees, aid groups say - NBC News

Israel

What happened to the Israeli left? - Jewish News Syndicate 

Will the coronavirus (COVID-19) quiet the Gaza Strip? - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 

Rivlin swears-in new Knesset members in groups of three amid coronavirus fears - i24 News

Israel needs a 'national responsibility government' - Jewish News Syndicate 

Despite export ban, India to continue drug supply to Israel - The Jerusalem Post

Teva donates potential coronavirus treatment to hospitals across the U.S. - The Jerusalem Post

Israel says its spies have procured coronavirus kits abroad - Reuters

How Shin Bet, Israel Police will use tracking technology to battle new enemy: COVID-19 - Reuters

Arab victory in the Knesset is an existential threat to Israel - Front Page Mag

The Coronavirus and the Palestinians - JCPA

Anti-Semitism

Argentine soccer player fired over anti-Semitic gesture - The Times of Israel

Online anti-Semitism thrives around coronavirus, even on mainstream platforms - Forward

As coronavirus cases spike in Turkey, so does anti-Semitism - Haaretz

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