Sudan Leader to Be Charged with Genocide

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Via Sudan Leader to Be Charged with Genocide: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant Monday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity for a campaign of violence that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the Darfur region during the past five years. The action by the prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo of Argentina, will mark the first time that the tribunal in The Hague charges a sitting head of state with such crimes. Khartoum organized a local Arab militia, known as the Janjaweed,

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Did you know that on the International Court of Justice in The Hague, no Israeli judge may serve on that court as a permanent member?

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Did you know that on the International Court of Justice in The Hague, no Israeli judge may serve on that court as a permanent member, while sworn enemies of Israel serve among its judges, several of whom represent countries that do not abide by the rule of law? Did you know that The Israeli Supreme Court is not only open to all Israeli Arabs, but also to all West Bank and Gaza Arabs and that Israel’s Supreme Court is the only court in the Middle East where an Arab can actually win a case against his government?

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