The world’s court of last resort has not failed the Palestine litmus test after all – at least for now.
But will the International Criminal Court survive the indictment and – if member states fulfill their obligation to carry out arrest warrants – prosecution of Israeli leaders?
The ICC made history last week by issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister until his recent sacking by fellow international fugitive Netanyahu.
It marks the first time that an ally of Western powers faces charges at the tribunal, notorious for only prosecuting African nationals for most of its more than 20 years of existence.
Karim Khan, the ICC chief prosecutor, said that judges found reasonable grounds “to believe that each has committed the war crime of using starvation as a method of warfare and crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts.” ….more
