Tag: International Criminal Court
Biden revokes Trump-imposed sanctions against ICC prosecutor
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday lifted the sanctions against International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that were imposed seven months ago by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump.
The move was also directed at Phakiso Mochochoko,...
Israel confiscates Palestinian minister’s VIP pass after he meets with ICC prosecutor
Israeli authorities confiscated the VIP border pass of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on his return to Judea and Samaria after meeting at the International Criminal Court, a Palestinian official told Reuters on Sunday.
“This is the...
Rivlin urges France to stand by Israel, oppose ICC probe
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday called on the French government and other European countries to oppose the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate the Israel Defense Forces for war crimes.
In a letter published...
Israeli president’s diplomatic tour of Europe gets underway in Berlin
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin landed in Berlin on Tuesday, kicking off a diplomatic tour of Europe at the invitation of the presidents of Germany, Austria and France.
Rivlin, who was accompanied by Israel Defense Forces...
‘Time to change anachronistic laws of war,’ says Israeli counter-terrorism expert
The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to launch an investigation into Israeli actions warrants an urgent response that should include a push to reform the existing laws of war,...
Families of murdered Israeli teens slam ICC decision as ‘evil cynicism’
The families of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach—the three Israeli teenagers whose abduction and murder at the hands of Hamas terrorists sparked “Operation Protective Edge” in July 2014—released a letter to the public on...
Meretz leader justifies ICC probe of alleged Israeli war crimes
Nitzan Horowitz, head of left-wing Israeli party Meretz, said on Saturday night that there “was room” for the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate Israel for war crimes.
In an interview with Channel 13‘s Ayala Hasson, Horowitz said,...
Harris to Netanyahu: America stands against ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, assuring that the United States stands against the International Criminal Court’s war-crimes probe of Israel.
According to a readout from the Prime Minister’s...
State Department: America firmly opposes ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
The U.S. State Department said it “firmly opposes” the announcement by the International Criminal Court of the opening of its investigation into Israel and the Palestinians over war-crimes allegations.
“We will continue to uphold our strong commitment...
ICC opens war-crimes probe; Netanyahu blasts it as ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘hypocritical’
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague announced on Wednesday her intention to open an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by Israelis and Palestinians since 2014.
The announcement was strongly...