Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for Arrest Warrants In The Situation in the State of Palestine: International Criminal Court, May 20, 2024 — On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, more commonly known as DEIF (Commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades), and Ismail HANIYEH (Head of Hamas Political Bureau) bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Warrant Applications by the International Criminal Court: The White House, May 20, 2024 — The ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous. And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.
WATCH: ‘Appalling Judgement’: ICC Ruling Israel Guilty of Genocide Blasted as ‘Blood Libel’: The Weekly Times, May 21, 2024 — The Times of London Columnist Melanie Phillips has blasted the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan for ruling Israel’s military efforts to rid Gaza of Hamas as genocide and calling for the arrest warrants of several Israeli leaders. Ms Phillips told Sky News Australia host Andrew Bolt it was an “appalling judgment”. “The idea that Israel is deliberately, intentionally wantonly killing people, which is what the prosecutor has said, is not just a lie, it is actually a blood libel and the opposite of the truth.”
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The ICC Disgraces Itself Over Israel: Editorial Board, WSJ, May 20, 2024
Does ICC Prosecutor Khan have a case against Netanyahu and Gallant? Experts Doubt it: Jeremy Sharon, Times of Israel, May 21, 2024
A Judicial Pogrom: Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, May 20, 2024
Top US Nazi Hunter Tells ‘Post’: Israel Is Obligated to Stop Hamas’s Genocide: Michael Starr, Jerusalem Post, May 17, 2024
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International Reactions to ICC Announcement Mixed: Troy Osher Fritzhand, JNS, May 21, 2024 — While France and South Africa have hailed the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, many other countries, including the United States, have condemned it.
Italy Says ‘Unacceptable’ To Put Israel, Hamas On Same Level: Barron’s, May 21, 2024 — Italy’s foreign minister said on Tuesday it was “unacceptable” and “absurd” to compare Israel and Hamas after the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor applied for arrest warrants for leaders on both sides.
Israel Is Not Equivalent to Hamas: Eli Lake, The Free Press, May 21, 2024 — In the coming weeks there is a very good chance that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be pursued by the International Criminal Court as a wanted man. On Monday, the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, applied for an arrest warrant for Israel’s leader and its defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
Anti-Israel Activist Groups Don’t Care About the ICC Warrant Applications – Analysis: Michael Starr, Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2024 — With International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement on Monday about the application for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, it was expected that the anti-Israel organizations of the post-October 7 protest movement would celebrate to mirror the dismay of pro-Israel groups.
Amal Clooney Played Key Role In Request For ICC Arrest Warrants Against Netanyahu, Gallant: Inbal Hanane, Ynet News, May 20, 2024 — Amal Clooney, the wife of the Hollywood actor George Clooney, has played a central role in the request for international arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by the chief prosecutor Karim Khan on behalf of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
