Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told reporters Saturday that he would consider invoking administrative detention – traditionally used against Palestinians, allowing them to be held without charge or trial – against all extremists, including Jews, who participate in illegal protests designed to disturb the upcoming Gaza pullout. Earlier this month, the commissioner of Israel's prison [...]

The US ambassador to Iraq met with interim Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari Saturday, warned that the US would not tolerate a new Iraqi constitution that would oppress women or other religious sects. Zalmay Khalilzad delivered the message one day after Al-Jaafari met with several Shiite clerics who communicated their hope that Islam become the main [...]

AP is reporting that Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resigned unexpectedly Sunday to protest next week's Gaza pullout . Netanyahu cited the danger of terror operations that could be launched against Israel from the ceded territory if the pullout occured. Despite the resignation, the Israeli cabinet gave final approval Sunday to the removal of a [...]

All legal proceedings in the West Bank and Gaza came to an abrupt halt Saturday after all Palestinian Authority judges went on strike. According to reports, the judges went on strike after repeated calls for increased courtroom and personal security were not met. Last week, the home of Chief Justice Zuhair al-Surani was attacked , [...]

Officials in London have issued the first set of formal charges in the failed July 21 London bombings . Somali national Yassin Hassan Omar was charged Saturday with four criminal counts, including conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, and possession of explosives. Human rights groups in Britain have questioned whether any of the bombing suspects can [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist W. Michael Reisman, McDougal Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, says that the current debate over expansion of the UN Security Council is not as critical as many diplomats and activists make it out to be… Bureaucrats “securitize” matters they want to expedite by pretending that a failure to move [...]

The Indonesian Supreme Court held Saturday that the conviction of Abu Bakar Bashir was not made in error, upholding his 30-month sentence for conspiracy in connection with the 2002 bombings in Bali . Bashir is associated with Jemaah Islamiyah , a group the US alleges has links to al-Qaeda. BBC News has more.

Reaction to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's proposed anti-terrorism measures was mixed Friday and Saturday, with opposition politicians and rights activists expressing concern over the civil liberties and immigration implications of the plan. The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy, said on BBC Radio Saturday that there was "a lot that came out yesterday [...]

The US Department of Justice Friday refused a congressional request to turn over certain documents authored by US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts when he was deputy Solicitor General, saying that internal deliberations on the merits of cases are privileged. The DOJ did, however, agreed to turn over any documents reflecting Roberts' final position on [...]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in California has agreed to pay $56 million to settle a series of lawsuits filed by former church members who claim they were sexually abused by priests . The payout will settle 56 lawsuits, with nearly 750 civil lawsuits still pending against the Roman Catholic dioceses statewide. In 1999, [...]