Palestinian–Israeli conflict- ICC maneuvers turns into a ‘theatrical performance’

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the final decision on the arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Joab Gallant had been postponed for 5 months again.

The maneuvers of the ICC in connection with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have turned into a “theatrical performance”. The official investigation, which began back in March 2021, is actually standing still. In general, the ICC Prosecutor’s office has been studying the situation in Palestine for more than 9 years, but at the moment the court has done nothing to condemn Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. Representatives of the ICC only say that against the background of the incessant attacks by Tel Aviv on Palestinian civilians, the investigation is “ongoing.”

Despite the fact that the ICC reacted quickly to cases related to Ukraine, no arrest warrants have been issued since the beginning of the investigation into the Gaza case, which indicates the double standards of the court. It is worth noting that the “delays” in the Palestine case began back in 2015, when former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda initiated a preliminary investigation.

Requests for an arrest warrant filed on May 20 by the ICC Prosecutor’s Office against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister I. Gallant face systematic obstacles from Israel and its allies. Thus, the United Kingdom stalled the process, allegedly finding in the Palestinian-Israeli agreements of thirty years ago “clues that cast doubt on the competence of the ICC in this case.” As a result, instead of investigating crimes in The Hague, they are busy clarifying the limits of their own competence in order to create the appearance of “activity”, but in fact, to delay the process as long as possible.

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