Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, May 1, 2024
“The ICC has already failed at its goal of promoting global justice. Its only chance of redeeming itself with some constituency is, as with all floundering regimes, to appeal to the oldest lowest common denominator—antisemitism.”
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is reportedly considering arrest warrants against Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes. This would be the first time the ICC has taken this step against a liberal Western democracy. Such charges would allow unaccountable bureaucrats in The Hague to put Israel’s elected officials on trial for decisions they made to defend the Jewish state against Hamas.
Like many other international organizations, the ICC was created with high ideals. Its officials, however, have since discovered that going after Israel is easier than making a difference for global justice.
The ICC is reportedly preparing a case based on specious allegations from anti-Israel nongovernmental organizations, United Nations agencies, and the testimony of employees at Hamas’s Al-Shifa terror hub. Israel, which like the U.S. has chosen not to join the ICC, can’t mount a legal defense without conceding the court’s authority to micromanage its security choices…. Source