Will the Palestinian Authority’s attempt to join the International Criminal Court help bring Israeli leaders to justice for war crimes? Read more about Palestine and the ICC: Watch Ali Abunimah and Phyllis Bennis on Democracy Now! 

Asa Kasher and Moshe Halbertal, co-authors of the Israeli army’s code of ethics, explain why slaughtering Palestinian civilians by the hundreds is moral and may even be necessary.  Read more about Killing 40 civilians in one go is “reasonable,” says Israel army ethicist 

Elbit, a leading drone-maker, has been invited to a Dutch arms fair scheduled for next week. Read more about Rotterdam rolls out red carpet for Israeli war industry  

US Department of Defense reaffirms its belief that Israel did not do enough to protect civilians in Gaza. Read more about Pentagon denies seeking advice from Israel on limiting civilian deaths 

Haidar Eid performs “Lifeboat” in honor of a Palestinian youth whose brutal slaying in Gaza was caught on video. Read more about Video: Poem for Salem Shamaly, a youth murdered in Gaza 

The Russell Tribunal found Israel guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity and incitement to genocide, warning that the international community’s failure to hold Israel accountable could lead to another Rwanda. Read more about Watch: testimonies of atrocities in Gaza from the Russell Tribunal 

The so-called international community is using Palestinian civilians in Gaza as hostages in their war against Hamas. Read more about Video: Ali Abunimah on Abbas' UN speech, new Fatah-Hamas deal on Gaza