Hadassah Response to the International Criminal Court’s Announcement Today

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Lilly Freemyer
hadassah@rational360.com
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NEW YORK, NY—In response to the International Criminal Court’s announcement today, Hadassah National President Carol Ann Schwartz released the following statement:

“It is significant that the International Criminal Court’s charges against Hamas terrorist leaders included rape and sexual assault in addition to murder and hostage-taking. Hadassah has been leading international efforts to raise awareness and demand justice for Hamas’ weaponization of sexual violence through its End The Silence campaign. These are horrendous crimes and Hamas must be held accountable. There simply is no equivalence between Israel’s democratically elected leaders defending their country and Hamas terrorists holding civilians hostage and leveraging rape as a weapon of war. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people from terrorism and to fight to free the hostages that Hamas continues to hold.”

About Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America:

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States. With nearly 300,000 members, donors and supporters, Hadassah brings women together to effect change on such critical issues as ensuring Israel’s security, combating antisemitism and promoting women’s health care. Through its Jerusalem-based hospital system, the Hadassah Medical Organization, Hadassah helps support exemplary care for more than 1 million people every year as well as world-renowned medical research. Hadassah’s hospitals serve without regard to race, religion or nationality and in 2005 earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for building bridges to peace through medicine. Hadassah also supports two youth villages that set at-risk youth in Israel on the path to a successful future. Visit www.hadassah.org or follow Hadassah on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and X.