Already targeted by US sanctions, the ICC chief prosecutor’s pursuit of Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders now threatens his career, his reputation, and the future of the court itself.
Israel kills at least 62 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 38 aid seekers; 7 Palestinians in Gaza died of starvation; one killed in the West Bank; Israel closes cases of alleged war crimes without charges; US, Israel sabotage ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu; Palestinian statehood
Israeli forces killed at least 70, including aid-seekers; newborns in incubators fight for their lives; enemies of aid; water crisis; ceasefire update; largest West Bank displacement since 1967; renowned Israeli professor says Israel committing genocide in Gaza; revealed: Karim Khan threatened to drop case against Israel
In trying to uphold international law and end Israeli atrocities, the world’s two highest courts have made an implacable enemy of Israel.
Israel has run an almost decade-long secret “war” against the International Criminal Court. The country deployed its intelligence agencies to surveil, hack, pressure, smear and allegedly threaten senior ICC staff in an effort to derail the court’s inquiries into Israeli crimes….
Netanyahu raves against Int’l Criminal Court decision, as Gazans are displaced, babies are dying, and the West Bank faces violent invasion; meanwhile, much of the world – but not Biden/Blinken/Schumer – applauds the decision; ICC prosecutor makes his case for continued investigation, refuses bullying attacks; Biden’s strange claim at Clemson; NYPD “aggressive response” to pro-Palestine march