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Echos Of Nuremberg: The Need For Justice In Our Dark New Age Of Violence

Photo of an empty Security Council chamber at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Empty Security Council chamber at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Li Muzi/Xinhua/ZUMA

The UN and the international criminal justice system are failing to prevent and punish brazen aggressions and killings around the world. When this period of turmoil ends, states must find new rules and tools to prevent the return of totalitarian violence.

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Charges Against The UN In Gaza Are Grave — But The West’s Response Is All Wrong

Palestinians taking shelter at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.​
Palestinians taking shelter at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa/ZUMA

Israel has accused 12 employees the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNWRA, of participating in the Oct. 7 attack. The United States and other countries have suspended their funding, which risks worsening the ongoing tragedy for the two million Palestinians in Gaza.

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Why Israel’s Tax-Freeze Threat Against Palestinians Is Different This Time

Street scene in Hebron
Street scene in Hebron Marcin Monko

TEL AVIV — After Israel announced plans to freeze the transfer of $126 million in taxes it collected for the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah attended a round of meetings in Saudi Arabia to nurture solidarity for his government. And they obliged. The Arab States promised that if Israel wouldn’t transfer the money, […]

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