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which said in a statement that freeing the men “would only add to the threats facing journalists in Pakistan and deepen Pakistan’s reputation as a haven for terrorists.”

The Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau chief, Pearl was killed while investigating Islamic terror groups in 2002. A graphic video of his beheading was later broadcast on CNN, horrifying the global audience.

A hmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British citizen originally from Pakistan, was later convicted for the murder and sentenced to death along with three others. However, their sentences were commuted last month due to lack of evidence by a Karachi court.

High Court to Hear PM Controversy

Will Daniel Pearl’s Killers Go Free?

The parents of murdered journalist Danial Pearl appealed to the Pakistani Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the early release of the men who killed their son.

Pearl was abducted and killed in 2001 by four Pakistani men over his Jewish faith. The terrorists had their sentence commuted in April by a Pakistani court despite international protests.

Now, Pearl’s parents have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent Daniel’s killers from going free.

“We have filed an appeal of this decision to the Pakistan Supreme Court,” announced Judea Pearl. “We are standing up for justice not only for our son, but for all our dear friends in Pakistan so they can live in a society free of violence and terror and raise their children in peace and harmony.”

Israel’s High Court of Justice began a closely anticipated hearing on Sunday regarding a petition that seeks to disqualify Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from continuing as Israel’s highest elected official.

After an unprecedented three rounds of elections this year, Netanyahu is close to continuing his record 12 years at Israel’s helm. With the Likud and Kahol Lavan agreeing on a national unity government, Netanyahu is set to remain as prime minister for the next 18 months, after which he will be replaced by Benny Gantz.

Yet a slew of nonprofits have petitioned the court against the potential coalition, arguing that it is unreasonable for President Reuven Rivlin to task Netanyahu to form a government due to his upcoming criminal trial. Netanyahu had been indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate investigations titled “Cases 1000,”

“2000,” and “3000.”

Presiding over the hearing was an expanded panel of 11 justices led by High Court President Esther Hayut. Broadcast live for the first time ever, the judges have the ability to end Netanyahu’s long political career.

N oting that Israel’s semi-constitutional Basic Laws explicitly permit a lawmaker under indictment to form a coalition, Hayut demanded that the petitioners explain under what legal basis was Netanyahu prevented from continuing as prime minister.

“Show us something. A law. A verdict. From this country’s history. From [somewhere else] in the world! Something,” Hayut said. “After all, [you’re asking us to set] a global precedent. You want us to rule without a basis simply according to your personal opinion?”

Meanwhile, attorneys representing Prime Minister Netanyahu and his Likud party maintained that the court had no jurisdiction to rule on the case. Noting that Israelis elected Netanyahu no less than three times this year, the jurists argued that disqualifying him would gut the essence of the country’s democracy.

E lecting a prime minister “is a constitutional process, not an administrative one. It’s inappropriate for the court to intervene in the constitutional judgment of the people and the members of Knesset,” declared one Likud lawyer.

Netanyahu’s personal attorney Michael Ravilo added that “it would have been better” had the justices refused to meddle “in these political issues.”

Israel Hits Syria in Daytime Raid

Israel attacked a slew of targets on the Syrian border last week in what observers say is a rare daytime attack.

A ccording to Syria’s Sana news agency, Israeli helicopters attacked

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targets in southern Syria on Friday night in the southern city of Kuneitra. Initial reports spoke of “limited” damage. The air assault came a few hours after another reported Israeli air raid in the city of Homs destroyed an Iranian ammunition dump and weapons warehouses.

P ictures of the scene of the attack that later surfaced on social media showed total devastation, with the Israeli bombing setting off the ammunition that was housed inside. The attack notably took place during the daylight hours, a rare occurrence due to Israel’s desire to maintain plausible deniability.

Syrian military officials denied that the explosions in Homs were the result of an Israeli attack and attributed the detonations to “human error.” However, Israeli defense correspondents quoted an unnamed IDF officer who said that the bombings were part of Israel’s campaign to prevent Iran from obtaining “game-changing” advanced weaponry that could threaten the Jewish State.

A ssuming that the IDF is busy fighting the coronavirus, Iran is said to have stepped up its arms transfers to Hezbollah in recent weeks. As a result, Israel has accelerated its bombing campaign after almost two months of quiet.

L ast Monday, Syrian air defense systems intercepted what it called “hostile targets” over the capital of Damascus. According to Arab media reports, Syrian anti-aircraft batteries intercepted dozens of missiles fired by Israeli warplanes near the Lebanese border. The attacks are said to have killed three civilians in the town of Al-Hajirra.

I n another attack last week near the city of Tadmor, Israeli fighter jets bombed a military base utilized by Iranian forces to receive weapons flown in from Iraq. Satellite photos taken after the attack showed a runway and two warehouses completely destroyed.

ICC Judge: I Can Probe Israel

Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, ruled last week that the court has jurisdiction to probe Israel for war crimes.

Bensouda had announced in early February that she would explore investigating Israel and Hamas for war crimes committed during 2014’s Operation Protective Edge. Her announcement resulted in a furious response by Israel, who said in a court filing along with a number of other countries that the ICC has no jurisdiction, as Palestine is not a sovereign state.

Y et Bensouda rejected the claims last Thursday, writing in a 60-page document that she viewed Palestine as a country that is entitled to sue other sovereign nations in the ICC. Her ruling means that the ICC’s three judges must make the final decision whether the war crimes probe is allowed to proceed.

“ The Prosecution has carefully considered the observations of the participants and remains of the view that the Court has jurisdiction over the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” wrote Bensouda.

I sraeli officials blasted the Gambian jurist, accusing her of an anti-Israel bias that caused her to disregard international law.

“I am forced to conclude that the prosecutor’s latest position continues to espouse her typical anti-Israel

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