Authors:  Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut. Laurence H. Tribe is University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard University. Dennis Aftergut, a former federal prosecutor, is counsel to Lawyers Defending American Democracy.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states that “No person shall ... hold any office ... under the United States ... who, having previously taken an oath ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same."

For the past month, medics have risked their lives and safety to treat Gaza’s wounded. Despite widespread, indiscriminate, and incessant bombardment by Israeli forces, doctors have continued working under fire. With limited access to food, water, electricity, essential medicines, and medical supplies, they have persevered and they recount scenes of horror in the hospitals: dead bodies everywhere, people with crushed limbs rescued from collapsed buildings, orphaned children with severe burns covering most of their tiny bodies.

Currently, four draft laws are under consideration by the Specialized Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy. They are aimed at establishing legislative regulation of lobbying activities in Ukraine: Draft Laws No. 3059, 3059-1, 3059-2, 3059-3. 

The European Commission recommends that the EU Council opens accession negotiations with Ukraine. The talks should formally be launched once Kyiv has satisfied the remaining conditions related to stepping up fight against corruption, adopting a law on lobbying in line with EU standards and strengthening national minority safeguards.

"Supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being anti-Semitic or pro-terrorism. Let me be very, very clear. Being pro-Palestinian is not being anti-Semitic, being pro-Palestinian does not mean you’re pro-Hamas or pro-terrorism. What we’ve seen in recent years is the charge of antisemitism being weaponized in order to silence any criticism of Israel. I want to absolutely and wholeheartedly condemn antisemitism and Islamophobia…but I also want to remind everyone that Israel does not represent all the Jewish people around the world.

The real objective behind the Gaza invasion in 2014 was two-fold. It was aimed at destroying Palestinian unity and deflecting US pressure to negotiate with the Palestinians.

There is already spillover. Israel and Hezbollah are firing on each other's positions in the northern border with Lebanon. In addition to the thousands of Palestinians killed and wounded in Gaza, dozens more have been killed by settlers and Israeli forces in the West Bank. U. S. forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack, and the United States has ordered all non-emergency personnel to leave Iraq. Iranian backed Houthi forces in Yemen fired missiles, apparently aimed at Israel.

War crimes

According to the UN, a war crime is an illegal action or set of actions that violate international humanitarian law, which is designed to protect civilians.

1. Hamas: While Hamas took the lead in launching the initial assault, there is evidence that numerous other militant and terrorist groups worked in concert with Hamas, which continues to shape the trajectory of the ongoing conflict.
2. Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades: Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the militant wing of the terrorist organization Hamas. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including the United States, Israel, and the European Union. 

Supporters

84 countries have released statements of support for Israel

1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Australia
4. France
5. Norway
6. Germany
7. Italy
8. India
9. Canada
10. Poland
11. Micronesia
12. Marshall Islands
13. Hungary
14. Czech Republic
15. New Zealand
16. Ireland
17. European Union

Adversaries