"Israel has run an almost decade-long secret “war” against the court. The country deployed its intelligence agencies to surveil, hack, pressure, smear and allegedly threaten senior ICC staff in an effort to derail the court’s inquiries"
"Not only is [Israel] committing war crimes & likely genocide..they use their spy chief to threaten to hurt family members of ICC prosecutors."
~Trita Parsi
"Israeli intelligence chief spent close to a decade attempting to intimidate the ICC's prosecutor into halting a war crimes probe", saying, "You don't want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."
Call to the International Criminal Court to investigate on Ursula von der Leyen for complicity in war crimes and genocide committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in Gaza (Press Release | Geneva International Peace Research Institute, 2024-05-27)
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“On May 22, 2024, the Geneva International Peace Research Institute (GIPRI), the Collectif de Juristes pour le Respect des Engagements Internationaux de la France (CJRF) and a group of international concerned citizens, submitted a legal brief to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (#ICC) Karim Khan requesting the opening of an investigation against Ursula von der Leyen for complicity in war crimes and genocide against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the Gaza Strip.”
"Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’"
"International lawyers believe conduct of Israeli intelligence service should be investigated by prosecutor in The Hague"
“It is quite clear that these are matters that fall within the jurisdiction of the ICC, in particular under article 70 of the statute. Any person who has attempted to obstruct the independent investigations of the prosecutor must face the consequences"
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry
"According to accounts shared with ICC officials, he is alleged to have told her: “You should help us and let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family.”
"Not only is [Israel] committing war crimes & likely genocide..they use their spy chief to threaten to hurt family members of ICC prosecutors."
~Trita Parsi
"Israeli intelligence chief spent close to a decade attempting to intimidate the ICC's prosecutor into halting a war crimes probe", saying, "You don't want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."
"Not only is [Israel] committing war crimes & likely genocide..they use their spy chief to threaten to hurt family members of ICC prosecutors."
~Trita Parsi
"Israeli intelligence chief spent close to a decade attempting to intimidate the ICC's prosecutor into halting a war crimes probe", saying, "You don't want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."
Now, an investigation by the Guardian and the Israeli-based magazines +972 and Local Call can reveal how Israel has run an almost decade-long secret “war” against the court....
...Israeli intelligence captured the communications of numerous ICC officials, including Khan and his predecessor as prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, intercepting phone calls, messages, emails and documents.
"Not only is [Israel] committing war crimes & likely genocide..they use their spy chief to threaten to hurt family members of ICC prosecutors."
~Trita Parsi
"Israeli intelligence chief spent close to a decade attempting to intimidate the ICC's prosecutor into halting a war crimes probe", saying, "You don't want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."
"Surveillance & interference: Israel’s covert war on the ICC exposed"
"Top Israeli government & security officials have overseen a nine-year surveillance operation targeting the ICC & Palestinian rights groups to try to thwart a war crimes probe."
The "multi-agency operation.. routinely surveils the court’s current chief prosecutor Karim Khan, his predecessor Fatou Bensouda, & dozens of other ICC & UN officials."
"You should help us and let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family.”
The Head of Mossad to the ICC Chief Prosecutor
Today’s Guardian briefing focuses on how Israeli intelligence spent nine years interfering with the International Criminal Court.
The Geneva International Peace Research Institute (GIPRI) has accused the Ursula von der Leyen of complicity in #genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by #Israel in #Gaza.
The complaint has been filed by GIPRI against the European Commission head at the #ICC.
The complaint is supported by various human rights groups and prominent scholars and experts in international criminal law.