The judge, after expressing regret that he was limited by constitutional precedent, urged President Biden to rethink U.S. policy on Israel’s military siege in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian Americans’ Lawsuit in Oakland Seeks to Halt U.S. Support for Israel
The case, filed in Federal District Court in Northern California, is unlikely to succeed, given legal precedents regarding foreign policy decisions. But it has energized pro-Palestinian activists.
Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Has Big Dreams for a New Life in Belize
Majid Khan, a “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo Bay, was released last week after two decades of social isolation.
Dr. Joel Filártiga, 86, Dies; Won Human Rights Ruling in Son’s Death
After the brutal death of his teenage son in Paraguay, he won a landmark case in the United States that extended universal law against torture.