The ICC spying revelations show the Israeli government to be a lawless regime | Kenneth Roth
I was shocked to learn of the brazenness of Israel’s intimidation effort. It is to the credit of the ICC prosecutors that it has failed
Hasnain says:
“The Israeli government evidently felt Bensouda was vulnerable because she came from a tiny African state, the Gambia. One source for the Guardian explained the Israeli government’s thinking: “With Bensouda, she’s black and African, so who cares?”
Israel misjudged Bensouda. She impressively resisted this intimidation effort. Once she received assurance from the court in February 2021 that Palestine had sufficient status as a state to join it and confer jurisdiction, she acted. Her term was about to end in June 2021, so she could have handed the problem to Khan, but instead, in March 2021, she opened the investigation that has now implicated Israeli officials.”
Posted on 2024-05-30T06:19:46+0000