Israel's Secret Undermining of the ICC to Derail War Crimes Charges

We speak with Kenneth Roth, international affairs scholar and former head of Human Rights Watch, about revelations that Israel waged a nearly decadelong campaign to intimidate the International Criminal Court in order to stop possible war crimes prosecutions of Israeli officials. A joint investigation by The Guardian and the Israeli +972 Magazine revealed that Israel surveilled, hacked, smeared and threatened top ICC officials, including chief prosecutor Karim Khan and his predecessor, Fatou Bensouda. The former head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, is said to have personally threatened Bensouda. The revelations come just a week after Khan announced he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three top leaders of Hamas. "This is a crime," Roth says of the Israeli campaign against the ICC. He says the revelations also undermine U.S. claims that Israel can hold itself accountable. "There is no good-faith Israeli investigation. There is a concerted, high-level effort to undermine justice to protect Netanyahu, Gallant and others from war crime charges."

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[amjoker]

Imagine if Putin has done this, what would be the US and western reaction?

[NotANaiveAmerican]

What is ICC waiting for? Just release the arrest warrant. Include Biden, Blinkin, and Kirby.

[yolly]

Nobody goes to such lengths if they have nothing to hide!! NO ONE!!High level lawlessness, criminality, and insanity !!

[yogilyfe]

War criminals and fed up with their lies .

[scottn]

Why would anyone be surprised that the Israelis would engage in such criminal behavior when their buddies in the US, those complicit in the Israeli genocide, have in the past done the very same thing to the court.

[crimechronicles]

The revelations of Israel's decade-long campaign to intimidate the ICC are deeply troubling and highlight the lengths to which some will go to evade accountability for potential war crimes. Kenneth Roth's assessment underscores the gravity of these actions, exposing a concerted effort to undermine justice and protect high-ranking officials from facing the consequences of their actions. This not only calls into question the integrity of Israel's accountability mechanisms but also challenges broader assertions of accountability within the international community. As these revelations come to light, it's imperative to uphold the principles of justice and ensure that all individuals, regardless of their position or power, are held accountable for their actions.

[kele]

Why do we continue calling him 'Netanyahu' when his real name has come out? Benzion Mileikowsky (later Netanyahu) was born in Warsaw in partitioned Poland, which was under Russian control, to Sarah (Lurie) and the writer and Zionist activist Nathan Mileikowsky. He isn't semitic, he's Polish.

[meatmobile]

Trying to undermine the ICC is a great way to ensure you get an arrest warrant.

[loisk]

Some American Jews (including me) have been shocked awake to see that the country we thought embodied our values and our faith, does not. 💔

[qjbiphp]

Kirby has the nerve to say he 'takes offence' at the question about how many more charred corpses does he have to see before the president considers a change of policy?'. They don't like to hear the truth, it offends them to be called out for gaslighting everyone

[abdulkarimssali]

If the ICC is independent go on and do your work the public is behind you.

[iqxvgnz]

this is a mockery, the perpetrators say we are investigating our crime and will report to you about the results, and so on all the time... this is schizophrenia, a mockery of sanity🤦‍♀️

[audreybunyan]

It’s about time the settler issue in the West Bank was brought to the fore by the ICC or ICJ !!

[infiniti]

Killing children for political ideology. Sickening.

[jattayusuff]

BIG BRAVO TO FATOU BENSUDA OF THE GAMBIA ❤ FOR RAISING THE FLAG OF JUSTICE FOR THE GAMBIA TO HIGHER HIGHTS.❤❤❤

[RobertaSirgutz]

With all the Court's "investigative action", for at least a DECADE, why hasn't any prosecution of these cases of war crimes and hacking gone forward??

[emiliobello]

The Israeli people should see what the Palestinians are living through

[rachellee]

Do not let us down Karim Khan, you fight, you fight hard and do NOT back down.

[hgdhnhj]

ICC under Karim Khan should be commended for their courage in initiating legal action vs Hamas and also vs Israeli leaders who are obviously committing war crimes in addition to genocide.
As pointed out by Ken action should be taken against Israel leaders for the illegal settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem. The international community for far too long simply closed their eyes to the crimes and human rights abuses being committed by Israel in the west bank and Gaza. Such closing of eyes continues to date. As a British pensioner I find this to be utterly disgusting.