Judge Recuses From Gaza Case After Wartime Trip to Israel (1)

A federal appellate judge said he will recuse himself from a Palestinian challenge to US military aid for Israel, after he visited the country this year.

Judge Ryan Nelson of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in an order Thursday that “it is far from certain that an objective observer would reasonably question my impartiality.”

“That said, out of an abundance of caution, the best course in this specific case (which may not apply in other cases) is to recuse,” he said.

Palestinian parties in the case alleging the US has failed to prevent a genocide ...