Al Jazeera correspondent Osama bin Javaid, reporting from The Global Security Forum in Doha, relayed reactions to the ICC’s announcement from both Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. Gideon Levy, a prominent columnist from Haaretz, expressed surprise at ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s decisiveness but felt satisfaction that war crimes by both Hamas and Israel were being acknowledged. He predicted Israel would react defensively, portraying itself as a victim of global antisemitism, despite his belief in the justice of the decision. Diana Buttu, a lawyer who has represented the PLO, argued that the ICC’s balanced approach was driven by the scale of Israeli actions, which she characterized as genocidal. She criticized the […]
Israeli officials fear potential ICC prosecution over Gaza actions. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned top officials of possible arrest warrants, although the ICC has not confirmed issuing any. What would ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel’s war on Gaza – and for international law? In this episode: – Mark Kersten, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley – Hamdah Salhut, Al Jazeera Correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Khaled Soltan, and Sonia Bhagat with our host Malika Bilal. Fahrinisa Campana and Catherine Nouhan fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience […]
Representatives from the United States and the UK were among four diplomats to walk out of a UN Security Council meeting called by Russia on Wednesday. Moscow is the rotating President of the Security Council. It initiated the informal meeting to discuss what it calls the transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia. The West says they were abducted. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the UN headquarters in New York. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #UNSC #UnitedNations #Russia #UkraineWar #UkrainianChildren #MariaLyoyaBelova
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court. But why now? Start Here looks into the case. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #InternationalCriminalCourt
