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Benjamin Netanyahu
![A Palestinian child hugs a toddler surrounded by destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-gaza--400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Gaza After UN Security Council Passes Binding Ceasefire Resolution
In the time immediately surrounding the vote, Israel killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza, including children.
![Itamar Ben-Gvir](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0610-ben-gvir-400x300.jpg)
Far Right National Security Minister Demands Seat on the Israeli War Cabinet
Itamar Ben-Gvir swiftly sought more power following Benny Gantz’s resignation from Israel's emergency government.
![A general view of the International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0605-icc-400x300.jpg)
42 Democrats Vote With GOP to Sanction ICC Over Netanyahu Warrant
The bill “flies in the face of international law,” one legal scholar said.
![President Joe Biden stands on stage as Vice President Kamala Harris introduces him during a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0604-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Says There’s “Every Reason” to Think Netanyahu Will Continue Gaza Assault
The remarks appear to directly contradict Biden’s own claim that Hamas bears sole responsibility for the assault.
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A Former Israeli Peace Negotiator Dissects the New Ceasefire Proposal
Netanyahu has yet to agree to the ceasefire publicly amid pressure from his right-wing coalition to continue the war.
![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2153582170-400x300.jpg)
Despite Calling on Netanyahu to Resign, Schumer Invites Him to Address Congress
One critic suggested the Israeli prime minister “can be arrested for his war crimes on the Senate floor.”
![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits next to Yossi Cohen](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0529-netanyahu-cohen-400x300.jpg)
Key Netanyahu Ally Engaged in Nearly Decade-Long “War” Against ICC — Report
Threats against the former lead prosecutor of the ICC included targeted statements involving her family.
![House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrive for a bipartisan candlelight vigil with members of Congress to commemorate the one month anniversary of the October 7 attacks, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1769333827-400x300.jpg)
House Democrats Reject Mike Johnson’s Invite for Netanyahu to Address Congress
Despite voting to send Netanyahu's government billions as it commits war crimes, mainstream Dems criticized the invite.
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Israel to Punish West Bank After 3 More Countries Recognize Palestinian State
Israel’s finance minister would build three illegal settlements for every nation that recognizes a Palestinian state.
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Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law
This marks the first time in US history that a sitting president has openly sided with suspected war criminals.