Many of us are somewhere between perplexed and outraged by the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. How can these so-called judges believe that Israel’s goal is to starve the population of Gaza, when it’s obviously to free the hostages and fight Hamas? Rather than vilify …
Flaws in International Law Were Exploited Against Israel at the ICC Read More »
A three-judge panel at the International Criminal Court recently approved arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. In response, Netanyahu declared the warrant was issued by, “biased judges who are motivated by antisemitic hatred of Israel.” Transportation Minister Miri Regev added, “This is modern antisemitism in the guise of justice.” But calling the …
Stop Calling the ICC Antisemitic: Four Better Ways to Respond Instead Read More »
I often try to show how the international legal system and human rights organizations fail to help bring about their lofty visions. This piece is a bit different. The ICC Prosecutor requested arrest warrants against Israeli leaders back in May, and still nothing has been done. This is leading Israel’s enemies to accuse the ICC …
ICC Warrants Requested and Six Months Later Still No Word: What’s Going On? Read More »
On August 27th an organization called UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) sent a detailed, 25 page letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan. The letter, which reads like a legal brief, spells out what they claim are numerous factual errors in the application Kahn submitted for arrest warrants against Bibi Netanyahu and Yoav …
On May 24th Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, along with Hamas leaders, for war crimes in Gaza. Now the matter rests with a panel of three ICC judges who must decide whether the warrants should …
On May 20th, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders for Gaza war crimes. However, to be issued, the warrants must still be approved by a panel of three ICC judges. Numerous countries and organizations have submitted ‘friend of the court’ briefs giving reasons why …
On May 20th ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced he is seeking arrest warrants for Bibi Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, along with three leaders of Hamas. Israeli officials across the board reacted with anger, indignation, and outrage. There certainly are valid reasons to question and criticize Khan’s decision. Here are some of the main complaints against …
These last few days the press has been abuzz with rumors that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is on the verge of issuing indictments against Israeli leadership, and that Israel is engaged in furious behind the scenes diplomacy to head this off. Of course no one, including me, knows the exact truth about what’s happening, …
Are Criminal Indictments of Israeli Leaders on the Way? Read More »
Last week an undercover team of Israeli soldiers, disguised as doctors, patients, and even a woman carrying a baby, snuck into a Jenin hospital, entered a patient’s room, and killed three people Israel claims were terrorists. This brought international condemnation and accusations of war crimes. Usually we associate war crimes with targeting civilians or causing …
Why Criticize Israel’s Targeted Raid on a Jenin Hospital? Read More »
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was created to make sure those who commit the most serious of atrocities are punished, in the hopes this would help deter these crimes from happening at all. Unfortunately, the ICC is having the opposite effect. It may even be partly responsible for Hamas’s hostage taking and other war crimes …
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