Monday's coalition statement used more circumspect language than in the original bill introduced on Jan 4, but said it would continue to check the power of judges on the selection panel to use what it deemed an "automatic veto" over nominations to the bench.

Officials, led by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, marched from Eleftherias ("Freedom") Square, where members of the city’s Jewish community were rounded up by the German occupying forces, to the city’s Old Train Station

The question of how a terrorist infiltrated across the border is the least of Israel’s worries right now.

A senior administration official described the call as “candid and constructive," as Israelis continue to protest for 11th week.

This ICC decision to issue the arrest warrant signals to the Russian elite that they are not immune, and also makes it clear to the neutral countries: assisting Russia's president is akin to assisting a defendant.