Israel assessing how to protect hundreds from war crimes probe
BY REUTERS KEREM SHALOM, ISRAEL MID-EAST MAR 02, 2021 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz adjusts his jacket after stepping off a helicopter during a tour of the Gaza border area, […]
ICC must investigate Israeli war crimes, human rights groups say
More than 40 countries including the US and Israel refuse to join and reject the ICC’s authority because of investigations into Israel’s military policies. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/rtewv After Trump […]
Hamas says Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes ‘a war crime’
International February 23, 2021 The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says what Israel is doing in demolishing Palestinian homes and displacing women and children is “a war crime” that can be […]
Israel: Election of New ICC Prosecutor Raises Questions for War Crimes Probe
Israeli officials have welcomed the appointment of the UK’s Karim Khan to head the organisation By Alex McDonald Global Research, February 18, 2021 Middle East Eye All Global Research articles […]
No justice, no peace: ICC ruling on Israeli war crimes
Source: Daily Sabah By Najla Shahwan, who is a Palestinian author, researcher and freelance journalist; recipient of two prizes from the Palestinian Union of Writers The International Criminal Court (ICC) […]
Bereaved Gazans look to ICC for closure
By AFP – Feb 14,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken on July 16, 2014, Palestinian employees of Gaza City’s Al Deira hotel carry a wounded boy following […]
British human rights lawyer elected new ICC chief prosecutor
British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected Friday to be the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. (AFP/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/9tx76 Khan, 50, led a UN probe […]
British barrister Karim Khan elected ICC’s new chief prosecutor
Khan, 50, won on second round of voting by 131 member states and replaces Fatou Bensouda, who was hit with US sanctions Karim Khan pictured in 2013. The QC has […]
International Court, Battered by Critics, Elects Briton as New Prosecutor
Karim Khan, a veteran of the international legal scene who has worked on both the defense and prosecution sides, will shape the court’s image and effectiveness for years to come. […]
ICC to elect new prosecutor after failing to reach consensus
A secret ballot to be held among member states to pick one of four candidates to replace lead prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Four candidates from the UK, Ireland, Italy and Spain […]
The International Criminal Court Threatens Middle East Peace
by Richard Kemp February 11, 2021 The International Criminal Court (ICC) has long had its sights on what it no doubt considers an unholy trinity: Israel, the US and Britain…. […]
ICC departs from traditional practice of granting Israelis impunity from prosecution for war crimes
Feb 10,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The International Criminal Court (ICC) has departed from the globe’s traditional practice of granting Israelis impunity from prosecution for war crimes and […]
Israeli officials working in overdrive to thwart ICC probe into possible war crimes
In a video released over the weekend, Netanyahu called the Israeli crimes in questions “fake war crimes,” and accused the court of specifically targeting Israel. Netanyahu promised Israelis that as […]
Biden maintains US policy of protecting Israeli impunity
By attempting to scuttle the ICC’s efforts to hold Israel accountable, the Biden administration is continuing a bipartisan policy. BY JOSH RUEBNER FEBRUARY 9, 2021 STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NED PRICE […]
Some reflections on the International Criminal Court decision on its territorial jurisdiction Palestine
BY FRANÇOIS DUBUISSON FEBRUARY 6, 2021 VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, JULY 23, 2014 IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS. (PHOTO: ENFOQUE DERECHO) It is an understatement to say that the […]
ICC paves way for war crimes probe in Palestinian territories
By AFP – Feb 06,2021 – JORDAN TIMES An elderly Palestinian man scuffles with Israeli security forces as he protests the removal by an army bulldozer of a temporary health […]
ICC clears way for war crimes probe of Israeli actions
JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Feb. 5, 2021 FILE – In this Tuesday Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. […]
Israel cannot hide from ICC war crimes probe
Author RAY HANANIA December 17, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/54v7m The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week issued a scathing report that concluded there is sufficient basis to […]
US imposes sanctions on top international criminal court officials
Source: The Guardian By Julian Borger in Washington Mike Pompeo says ICC ‘continues to target Americans’ Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko have assets blocked Fatou Bensouda is the chief prosecutor at […]
Israel preparing for the worst in ICC war crimes investigation
RAMZY BAROUD July 27, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/cwqgt Benny Gantz, right, and Benjamin Netanyahu attend a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem, November 10, 2019. (Reuters) When International Criminal Court (ICC) […]