International Criminal Court Prosecutor Defines the Hamas Attack of Israel on October 7 as “Serious International Crimes” The prosecutor, Karim Khan, of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called the attacks against Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023 “some of the most serious international crimes that shock the conscience of humanity, crimes which the ICC
by Steve Adler, November 10, 2023 A Jerusalem Post column, “Legal Affairs by Steve Adler” features an article, “Putting the October 7 Culprits on Trial.” Adler who is a retired judge of the Labor Court in Israel proposes that the “monstrous acts of sadistic murder, torture, sexual violence, rape, kidnapping and other horrors that go beyond
Viewers are cautioned that the following video contains explicit footage of a massacre in process — victims are shot individually and thrown into a mass grave. VIDEO [KW caps for the rest of this line] of actual massacre of Israelis on October 7, 2023 by Hamas. Video received from Prof. Joseph [“Yossi”] Ben-Dak, Ph.D., D.Sc.
HAARETZ | Opinions / November 3, 2023 by Nimrod Aloni I doubt there is a single Israeli, Jew or Arab, who does not ask himself these days the distressing question of how someone can become a bloodthirsty and murderous Hamas member. How does a human being consciously and with great enthusiasm go on a monstrous
– Scheindlin, Dahlia (September 29, 2023). Nagorno-Karabakh’s parallels to Palestinian Nakba are haunting (cover page) (continued on page 5 with a new headline: Israel has some soul searching to do over Armenians). Haaretz English Edition. “All Jews should reckon with the fact that Israel has abandoned even a pretense of solidarity with Armenians due to
We are pleased to welcome a new center for research of genocide in Israel. Ariel University in Israel has established a Center for the Study and Research of Genocide under the direction of Hilly Moodrick-Even Khan, a senior lecturer of public international law in the Department of Economics and Business Administration in the University. In
Increasingly anguished and angry posts by many genocide watchers are being published these days about the ominous threat of a major genocide by starvation and embargo of the Armenian population in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabach). The following are two such posts by the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem, the first by Israel W. Charny
A group of 50 rabbis from the Rabbinical Center of Europe recently publicized a letter criticizing Armenian leaders for their use of “Holocaust terminology” to describe the current humanitarian crisis faced by the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, inflicted upon them by Azerbaijan. “Expressions such as ‘ghetto,’ ‘genocide,’ ‘Holocaust,’ and others are (…) inappropriate to be part of
With the renewed attention to the threat of possible genocide of the Armenian population in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabach) these days, new attention has been focused on past historical events, among them a massacre of Jewish Poles by the Azeris during the Holocaust. –Ed. Vartanian, Varouj (August 24, 2023). The Massacre of Jews by the Azeri Legion
Stavrou, David (August 1, 2023). Israel Is Learning How Quickly Democracy Gives Way to Dictatorship. Haaretz. Over the past several months, numerous essays comparing Israel with other countries have appeared in this newspaper. It started with the obvious comparison to the illiberal democracies in Europe, voicing fears that the country is turning into Hungary or
Richard G. Hovannisian was a titan in the field of Armenian Studies – an academic discipline that he shaped with his groundbreaking scholarship and professionalism. He passed away this week, at the age of 90, leaving behind a legacy that is impossible to capture. He lived the life of a public intellectual. He became a
On April 24, 2023, President Joe Biden issued his annual statement in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. This is his statement in full: Today, we pause to remember the lives lost during the Meds Yeghern—the Armenian genocide— and renew our pledge to never forget. On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested Armenian intellectuals and community
Reprinted with permission from Hye Sharzhoom (Fresno State University, California). Derkalousdian, Careen (May 2023). Dr. Taner Akçam Presents New Findings on the First Decision to Commit the Armenian Genocide Hye Sharzhoom. https://hyesharzhoom.com/dr-taner-akcam-presents-new-findings-on-the-first-decision-to-commit-the-armenian-genocide/ On Friday, March 3, 2023, Dr. Taner Akçam, director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program at The UCLA Promise Institute, presented his new findings
Gayman, Deann (April 10, 2023). Der Matossian explores genocide denialism in the 21st century. Reprinted from The California Courier. In the 21st century, where information — and disinformation — is shared at warp speed, genocide denialism has spread just as rapidly. Bedross Der Matossian, a historian of the Armenian Genocide and professor of history at
The following report by Harut Sassounian, publisher of the Armenian-American newspaper, The California Courier, contains a graphic account of the monstrous cruelty of a genocider — in this case in a massacre of thousands of Kurds and Armenians in Dersim, Turkey in 1937-8. The reading is painful but essential for anyone who really is caring
In an unprecedented move, the ADL and Tel Aviv University called out jointly in an annual report on global antisemitism on the juxtaposition of Israel’s right wing political ideology and policies with the Nazis. “The modern history of Germany is evidence of humans’ infinite ability, including the most educated, to commit evil. It warns us
Halina Birenbaum is a Holocaust survivor from Poland. She has gone back many times guiding tours of the death camps and told her story countless times. In a Hebrew language documentary film, “Where Are You Going?,” her son Gilad and Halina follow a mother and son to Poland. Halina is deeply touching. She speaks with
:בנימין נתניהו היום אנחנו מקיימים שיח עם האויבים שלנו… וכך אנחנו שולטים על גובה הלהבות, תרתי משמע… ואז אתה אוסף מודיעין, עוסק בהונעה. זו מלחמה עם טקטיקה. מלחמה עם תחבולות… עצם השיחה הוא רמאות אחת גדולה… אתה קונה זמן… מותר סיפורים. וייץ ,גידי- נתניהו ניצב בצומת, וכל פנייה שיבחר בה מובילה אותו לתהום. הארץ.
With great sadness and anger, the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide is reprinting the following editorial by Harut Sassounian in the California Courier. The editorial has since been distributed also in mailings by Prof. Michael Stone of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier, March 9, 2023 Israel’s Massive Supply
The battle against genocide necessarily involves battling against the emergence of fascist governments. As most people know, we are having a major crisis in Israel these days in dealing with what many of us perceive as serious steps towards fascist types of governance. The following is an article that I succeeded in having published in