The Gaza War Hasn’t Stopped Israel-Arab Normalization
Thomas Friedman’s “Rafah or Riyadh” fallacy.
May 7, 2024
The U.S. and its allies shouldn’t stand idly by.
In his Yom HaShoah address on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu responded to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) might be getting ready to issue arrest warrants for Israeli commanders and politicians. Neither Washington nor Jerusalem recognize ICC jurisdiction in Israel or Gaza, but the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, believes otherwise. Arsen Ostrovsky and John Spencer explain why going through with a case against Israel would, as Netanyahu put it, leave an “indelible stain” an international law:
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Login or SubscribeThomas Friedman’s “Rafah or Riyadh” fallacy.
The U.S. and its allies shouldn’t stand idly by.
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