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Aug 28, 2026, 7:41 PM

Mamdani, Netanyahu, and the Limits of Municipal Power

As an expert witness against the medicalization of punishment, I have spent a good portion of my career in courtrooms, explaining to juries and judges the precise boundary of what the law permits a person to do with someone...

Aug 10, 2026, 3:37 PM

Independent Observers? Define ‘Independent’

Calling someone independent doesn’t make them independent; the relevant question is independent from whom? Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

International Is Not a Synonym for Independent Why doesn’t Israel allow independent observers into Gaza? Why does Israel block an independent investigation into October 7? If Israel has nothing to hide, why does it prevent independent scrutiny? I hear variations of this question...

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Aug 8, 2026, 1:01 AM

The genocide argument before the genocide argument

TL;DR: The Gaza genocide debate often begins after the crucial question has already been skipped. Death, deprivation and destruction can be evidence of genocide, but only if they also establish the specific intent to destroy a protected group. A...

Aug 6, 2026, 6:54 PM

Into the Fray: USA vs ICC

Rubio vows to dismantle International Court 'brick by brick'

Jul 30, 2026, 6:49 PM

Abolish the International Criminal Court

For what they are worth, I have made my views on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as clear and as often as possible for about twenty years. The Court, as they would like us to politely call it (it...

Jul 27, 2026, 12:52 PM

Farewell International Criminal Court?

A recent newspaper article almost made me spill my morning orange juice. It was a Wall Street Journal column by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “This is only the beginning,” he wrote. “Using all the tools at our government’s disposal, working...

Jul 26, 2026, 4:58 PM

The ICC, Qatar, Antizionism and International Law

The removal of Karim Khan as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has reignited debate over the credibility of international institutions, the influence of geopolitics on legal proceedings, and whether international law is applied consistently or selectively. Allegations involving Qatar,...

Jul 25, 2026, 6:11 PM

Karim Khan is gone. The ICC’s antisemitism remains

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (center), announces he is seeking arrest warrants from the court’s judges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, May 20, 2024. (ICC)

The belated ouster of the world's top criminal prosecutor exposed a court willing to overlook corruption when it advanced its relentless campaign against Israel

Jul 22, 2026, 11:46 AM

When a Guy Knows Just What to Say

A few years ago, I was head over heels for Political Guy, a DC man who could talk about foreign policy for hours. He would compliment me, take an interest in my opinions, and call me right after seeing...

Jun 14, 2026, 5:21 PM

Insights into the International Criminal Court

The formal suspension of its Chief Prosecutor accused of grave sexual misconduct (the second of its three chief prosecutors to date caught up in such claims), has highlighted the rot at the heart of International Criminal Court (ICC). The...

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