JERUSALEM – The International Criminal Court (ICC) took the unprecedented legal step Thursday of issuing arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This is the first time it has ever issued such warrants against leaders of a democratic country.
Under the terms of the warrants, Netanyahu and Gallant risk arrest if they travel to any of the more than 120 countries that are members of the court.
Situation in the State of Palestine:#ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more ⤵️ https://t.co/opHUjZG8BL
— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) November 21, 2024
The court did not release the content of the full warrants, although an ICC statement said it “found reasonable grounds to believe” from Oct. 8, 2023, until May 20, 2024, at least, Netanyahu and Gallant “each bear criminal responsibility for the following crimes as co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts” as well as “the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population.”
Both Netanyahu and Gallant are accused of a laundry list of alleged crimes, much of which seems to stem from the nature of the war, with Hamas being not just embedded but rather rooted within a civilian population. The court claimed both Israeli politicians failed to “prevent or repress the commission of crimes or ensure the submittal of the matter to the competent authorities,” despite having the means to do so. It should be noted there is significant documentary evidence to show the lengthy process through which the IDF is subject to, which in many instances results in aborted missions because of the presence of the civilian population.
In the Pre-Trial Chamber’s released statement, the judges highlight many areas of concern, which relate to humanitarian aid. […]
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Hmmm, well if those are war crimes, then it’s war. And if it’s war, then so-called “Palestinians” are guilty of the same. Any and all in Hamas, and those who supported Hamas, are all guilty of murder, persecution, inhumane acts, and intentionally targeting civilians.
Can’t have it both ways ICC … where’s the warrants for their arrests?