The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court yesterday opened a “preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine,” with the possibility of a full-blown investigation of Israeli war crimes during last summer’s Gaza onslaught; and the US is standing steadfastly behind Israel. The New York Times says Israelis have responded in fury to the announcement by prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman… said Israel would seek to disband the court, which he described as an anti-Israel institution that “embodies hypocrisy and grants a tailwind to terrorism.” … the investigation, infused with internationally recognized legality and credibility, was one that the Israelis had sought to prevent. “It’s like she turned the key in the ignition of the judicial vehicle,” Richard Dicker, director of the international justice program at Human Rights Watch, said of Ms. Bensouda.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:18:56 +0000
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