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The curious case of Israeli ‘genocide’

The performance at the Hague bodes ill for international law Since the early 1600s, the Bavarian town of Oberammergau has, once a decade, mounted a massive Passion Play, dramatically re-enacting Jesus’s trial and crucifixion. Spread over five hours and with a cast of thousands, it has for centuries attracted audiences …

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How Ukraine Can Regain Its Edge

Technology and the Element of Surprise Can Put Russia on the Back Foot For Ukraine, the full-scale war against Russia has been extremely difficult. During the first year, Russia incurred huge losses to Ukraine, and Kyiv was able to liberate roughly half of all the territory Moscow took in its …

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The blood libel at The Hague

They say you can’t kill an idea and maybe they’re right. Among Hitler’s ideas: murdering Jews – every man, woman, and child. Early in World War II, Winston Churchill observed that the deliberate and systematic destruction of a people was a “crime without a name.” But in 1944, Raphael Lemkin, …

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