The International criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. It’s also issued warrants for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen has the developments from The Hague. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #Israel #IsraelWarCrime #GazaWarCrime #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #ICCArrestWarrants #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #MohammedDeif #GazaGenocide #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #AlJazeeraEnglish
Triestino Mariniello, is a lawyer representing Gaza victims before the International Criminal Court. He says Israel has systematically ignored international humanitarian law throughout the war on Gaza. 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #GazaGenocide
Gideon Levy, a columnist at Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, told Al Jazeera that he hopes that “Israelis will start to look upon themselves and not to blame the whole world for what’s going on”. “The notion right now in Israel, as usual, is that the whole world is against us, the whole world is anti-Semitic and let’s get together, we the victims of the world. I don’t know how long it will last because there must be cracks,” he told Al Jazeera. “Israelis should start to ask themselves, ‘Where is my responsibility’? Is it really only the world’s blame? Or maybe there were crimes of war in Gaza. Maybe our leaders […]
Political analyst, Marwan Bishara, likens Benjamin Netanyahu to an Israeli cat who is running out of political ‘lives’. Bishara is blunt is his assessment of the Israeli prime minister saying “He’s been an utter disgrace” and his war on Gaza an “Utter failure”. 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #KarimKhan #Article70 #RomeStatute #ICCArrestWarrants #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #YahyaSinwar #IsmailHaniyeh #MohammedDeif #GazaGenocide
Geoffrey Nice, a British barrister and judge, says the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction in Gaza, and that he expects a prompt decision because no one involved with the processes of the law, with respect to Israel, dares to “move slowly”. 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICC #KarimKhan #Article70 #RomeStatute #ICCArrestWarrants #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #BenjaminNetanyahu #YoavGallant #YahyaSinwar #IsmailHaniyeh #MohammedDeif #GazaGenocide
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 […]
