No images? Click here 22 May 2024Biden rejects ICC arrest warrant for NetanyahuPresident Joe Biden has dismissed an application by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek arrest warrants for both the Israeli prime minister and senior Hamas leaders, saying there is “no equivalence” between Israel and Hamas. “Contrary to allegations against Israel … what’s happening is not genocide. We reject that,” said Biden at a reception in the Rose Garden to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month. US support for Israel will be a delicate issue for President Biden heading into the presidential election, with polls showing discontent among the American public for Israel’s handling of the Gaza war. A recent Gallup poll showed that US public approval for Israel’s actions in Gaza has dropped from 50 per cent to 36 per cent since the start of the conflict. The ICC’s prosecutor Karim Khan is pursuing warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over actions in Gaza, and several top Hamas leaders over the October 7 attack. NEWS WRAPTrump trial grinds to an end
![]() “We reject the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. Whatever these warrants may imply, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas.” - President Joe Biden | 20 May 2024 EVENT Tickets selling out: Economic security in a turbulent worldThis first-of-its-kind conference in Australia will bring together experts and senior officials working on an ever-expanding economic security agenda that encompasses industrial policy in strategic industries, supply chain resilience measures, energy security, critical technologies policy, economic sanctions, export controls, investment screening and anti-economic coercion measures. Economic security in a turbulent world will highlight the policy choices and trade-offs facing governments and businesses as they seek to manage risk and build resilience in the face of increasing geopolitical instability and economic volatility. It promises to be one of Australia’s premier business-relevant conferences of 2024. WHEN COST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Did you USSC?
BY THE NUMBERS US Navy used 80 missiles in first two days of Red Sea operations against Houthi rebelsBy Tom Corben, Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence On the JAUKUS and Washington's view of Canberra, one year later episode of the USSC Briefing Room, USSC Research Fellow Tom Corben shared this stat on US Tomahawk expenditure in the Middle East. “The first number is 80, the second number is 55, and the third number is 145 per cent. The first number is the approximate number of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles that were fired by the US Navy at Houthi rebel positions in Yemen in one or two days at the beginning of the Red Sea commercial shipping protection operations...The second number, 55, is the number of Tomahawks that were procured by the US Navy the previous year. And the third number is the percentage of the expenditure rate of those days of operations, compared to the procurement from the previous year. Manage your email preferences | Forward this email to a friend United States Studies Centre |