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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to take action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prevent it from trying Israel on war crimes charges. ICC Prosecutor Fateh Bensouda had announced in February that she would explore investigating Israel and Hamas for war crimes committed during 2014’s Operation Protec-
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U.S. Will Take Action Against “Corrupt” ICC
tive Edge. In an interview with the American Enterprise Institute think tank on Monday, Pompeo vowed to prevent the “corrupt” ICC from punishing Israel for defending itself. “I think that the ICC and the world will see that we are determined to prevent having Americans and our friends and allies in Israel and elsewhere hauled in by this corrupt ICC,” said Pompeo. While refusing to provide further details, Pompeo pledged that the U.S. would take action imminently to prevent the investigation from going forward. “I don’t want to get ahead of the announcements we’re going to make in the coming days but I think you’ll see,” he said. Israel is deeply concerned by the ICC probe, fearing that it could result in IDF soldiers being arrested in Europe on war crimes charges. Israel and a slew of other nations have filed briefs with the ICC arguing that it has no jurisdiction over Israeli citizens and has dismissed Bensoudah as biased and anti-Israel. Pompeo banned Bensouda from setting foot in the United States after she announced her intention to probe U.S. and British troops on war crimes charges relating to coali-
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tion operations in Afghanistan. Last month, Pompeo threatened that any ICC investigation into Israel would result in “severe consequences” for the court. “They’re doing this not just to us, but to Israel, where they’re beginning to look into what took place in the West Bank. Again, it’s completely inappropriate,” said Pompeo on Monday. “It’s completely inconsistent with international law. And it puts our young men and women at risk, and it’s something President Donald Trump and our team aren’t going to permit to happen.”
Trump Signs Mandated Holocaust Education
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Never Again Education Act into law on Thursday, regulation that aims to further memorialize the Holocaust. Sponsored by New York Democratic Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney, the bill sailed through Congress with 302 co-sponsors and was passed in January by a near-unanimous margin of 393-5. The legislation then passed unanimously in the Senate in early May. The Act provides $2 million to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and requires it to create educational materials to increase Holocaust awareness among teachers across the U.S. The $2 million will be provided annually to the museum’s Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund by the U.S. Treasury between 2020 and 2024. In addition, an online database with educational materials for teaching middle and high school students will be created to aid teachers in addressing the issue. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help create the database. The bill is a “first step in centralizing a good quality and authentic curriculum to teach the Holocaust to future generations,” said Senator Jacky Rosen.
40 Years a Charm
For almost 40 years an Australian man has been playing the lotto with the same sets of numbers. This year, his consistency bore fruit and he won a lottery jackpot of more than $300,000. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for many years,” the winner said. “I think I’ve been marking my entries with those numbers for almost 40 years now. This is just amazing. I am over the moon.” The ticket turned out to be worth a total $341,507.65. The man and his wife had just recently retired so the win was more than fortuitous. “We will probably look at buying the home we’ve always dreamt of living in,” he said. “That would be incredible. And when things start to go back to normal, I think there will definitely be a holiday or two.” You know what they say: better late than never.
Chief Hiking Officer
Love hiking? Enjoy a cold one or two? This is the perfect job for you. A Virginia brewery recently announced that it is seeking a “chief hiking officer.” The lucky person obtaining this position will be paid $20,000 to spend five to seven months hiking the Appalachian Trail and drinking beer. The Devil’s Backbone Brewing Co., based in Lexington, said it is accepting applications from people who “love hiking and beer” to take on the
