Published: 9 February 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
The ICC has put Palestinians on global agenda once again (Ynet)
ANALYSIS: After four years of Trump and year of their Arab brethren turning their backs, the Palestinians understand that a new wind is blowing and that they must take advantage of the moment, just as Israel has done over the past four years
Prosecuting Israeli officials could take years, but the ICC's chilling effect will be immediate (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: The panic number has been disseminated again, lawyers are on alert and Israel has already reached out to friendly countries for advance information on arrest warrants. None of this is justified at present
Israel asking allies to ‘discreetly’ pressure ICC prosecutor – report (Times of Israel)
Diplomats seek to convince host countries to oppose court’s decision it can investigate Israel; security cabinet rejects tribunal’s ‘scandalous’ claim
ICC has jurisdiction to probe Israel, Hamas for war crimes, pretrial judges rule (Times of Israel)
In 2-1 decision, judges determine Palestine is a state, and The Hague can thus investigate there; probe likely to cover 2014 Gaza war, settlement policy, IDF actions on Gaza border
Editorial – The ICC's decision is a red flag for Israel (Haaretz)
Netanyahu: An ICC investigation of Israel would be ‘pure anti-Semitism’ (Times of Israel)
After court says it has jurisdiction for war crimes probe, PM fumes: ‘Court set up to prevent atrocities like Nazi Holocaust against the Jews now targets the one state of the Jews’
STATEMENT BY ZFA
Photo: The ICC’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (AP/Bas Czerwinski)
