▲File photo shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct 28. Photo/Agencies Karim Khan said in a statement t...
Over the past months, Israel had sought to block the issuance of the arrest warrants, arguing that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over the country, but the court dismissed Israel's challenge. Israel reacted with anger. Netanyahu's office released a statement, calling the ICC a "biased and discrim...
Israel, like the United States, is not a party to the Rome Statute and therefore not subject to the court’s jurisdiction. To pursue an investigation of Israeli leaders, the court had to stretch its mandate to the breaking point, asserting that it has jurisdiction because Israeli actions too...
Israel’s supporters in Washington argue that the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel because it is not a signatory to the treaty establishing the ICC, and that as a democracy it has the ability to investigate itself and hold perpetrators accountable for crimes committed during war. “Israel is...
Earlier this month, Donald Trump signed an executive order that authorizes aggressive economic sanctions against the ICC, accusing the body of illegitimate and baseless actions targeting the US and Israel.In the statement on Monday, Dawn also stated that Trumps order against the ICC could ...
The three Hamas leaders are Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif) and Ismail Haniyeh, who the ICC prosecutor said are responsible for "war crimes and crimes against humanity" committed on the territory of Israel and in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.■...
“Israel is a democracy governed by the rule of law, with an independent judiciary capable of addressing allegations of misconduct,” the lawmakers wrote. “Issuing arrest warrants against leaders of a democratic nation defending itself against Hamas — a terrorist organization responsible for heinous ...
24, 2023. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday, May 20, 2024 he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas. (AP...
the ICC equated Israel’s efforts to defend its citizens with Hamas’s deliberate targeting of civilians. This moral equivalence is not just unjust – it emboldens terrorism.President Joe Biden has rightly condemned the ICC’s actions as “outrageous,” emphasizing the absurdity of equating a democ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the organization of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the United States and its ally, Israel. The ICC, which prosecutes individuals for grave international crimes...