The UK has intervened to challenge the International Criminal Court's (ICC) jurisdiction over Israeli nationals accused of war crimes in Palestine. This move aims to block the ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who are accused of employing a starvation strategy in Gaza. The pre-trial court judges have accepted the UK's right to challenge the jurisdiction, potentially adding months to the legal process. The UK argues that under the Oslo Accords, Palestine cannot exercise criminal jurisdiction over Israeli nationals. This intervention has sparked criticism, with accusations that the UK is protecting Israeli war criminals. In a related analysis, Ken Roth explains the war crimes committed by both Israeli leaders and Hamas in NYBooks.
Britain is delaying the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant (for their starvation strategy) by asking to reargue the court's decision that it has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in Palestine. https://t.co/mCkCicXzFQ
The UK is looking to delay the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision on whether to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders https://t.co/omZsILVtNH
The UK believes the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not have jurisdiction over Israeli citizens accused of war crimes in Palestine and will now get to make that argument formally. https://t.co/8Dl3zQdJ9i
The UK submitted a request regarding the court's jurisdiction over Israeli nationals when Palestine cannot exercise criminal jurisdiction over them under the Oslo Accords; if granted, it may delay the decision on arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant https://t.co/csMjZDawqS
ICC allows UK to submit arguments disputing the prosecution of Israelis in Gaza case https://t.co/Uzmxefuc38 https://t.co/APUZeHYDQf
The UK submits a request to file a legal argument that the ICC only has jurisdiction over Hamas and not Israelis. The UK is set on protecting Israeli war criminals. Neither Labour nor Tories have committed to hold Israeli war criminals to account. https://t.co/YSnw3Wu0Ua https://t.co/lh5bKAW0yX
The British Government has intervened to challenge the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction. This is an attempt to block any arrest warrant requests. The pre-trial court judges have accepted their right to challenge jurisdiction. It could add months to the process. https://t.co/CZ0OcnIbww
Biden was outraged by the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. In fact, their starvation strategy was only the tip of the iceberg. I explain their (and Hamas's) war crimes in @NYBooks. https://t.co/tRIY4SjXZh