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| ICC prosecutor Karim Khan opts for Netanyahu's arrest warrant, cancels Israel trip |
| 2024-07-05 |
| [JPost] On May 20, the same day International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan made a surprise request for warrants to arrest the leaders of Israel and Hamas involved in the Gaza conflict, he suddenly canceled a sensitive mission to collect evidence in the region, eight people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Planning for the visit had been under way for months with US officials, four of the sources said. Khan's decision to request the warrants upended the plans backed by Washington and London for the prosecutor and his team to visit Gaza and Israel. The court was set to gather on-site evidence of war crimes and offer Israeli leaders a first opportunity to present their position and any action they were taking to respond to the allegations of war crimes, five sources with direct knowledge of the exchanges told Reuters. Khan's request for a warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - the court's first attempt to detain a sitting, Western-backed head of state - also flew in the face of efforts the US and Britain were leading to prevent the court from prosecuting Israeli leaders, the sources said. The two states have said the court has no jurisdiction over Israel and that seeking warrants would not help resolve the conflict. Khan's office told Reuters the decision to seek warrants was, in line with its approach in all cases, based on an assessment by the prosecutor that there was enough evidence to proceed, and the view that seeking arrest warrants immediately could prevent ongoing crimes. Related: Karim Khan 06/28/2024 Britain challenges ICC’s jurisdiction over Israel, delaying arrest warrant decision Karim Khan 06/12/2024 ICC Prosecutor seeks evidence of Sudan atrocities after Darfur hospital attack Karim Khan 05/28/2024 Ex-Mossad chief 'threatened' ICC prosecutor to drop Israel investigation - report |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 Yeah, he was so famous you forgot his name. Concerned Conservative Warmonger is soooo 2002 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-07-05 17:54 |
| #2 Why hasn't Mossad popped this guy yet? And his whole family. Like that antisemitic US Congressman whose beloved wife up and died suddenly? Mossad motto: "it's never a coincidence" |
| Posted by: Vortigern Borgia1150 2024-07-05 16:12 |
| #1 All these dead Hamas & Hezbollah bigs also thought that they're perfectly safe, Karim. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-07-05 12:33 |