“‘#France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence and the fight against impunity in all situations,’ the foreign ministry said in a statement late on Monday.
While U.S. President Joe #Biden called the legal step against Israeli officials ‘outrageous’, the French foreign ministry took a different stance.” #ICC
“As a human rights lawyer, I will never accept that one child’s life has less value than another’s. I do not accept that any conflict should be beyond the reach of the law, nor that any perpetrator should be above the law. So I support the historic step that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has taken to bring justice to victims of atrocities in #Israel and #Palestine.”
The demand for solid evidence is likely why Khan began with IL's starvation strategy bc: evidence was more readily available. Khan made clear that his investigation “continues." Netanyahu accused Khan of “callously pouring gasoline on the fires of antisemitism that're raging across the world”, claiming that “Khan takes his place among the great antisemites in modern times.” He had no trouble embracing an antisemite -Orbán. #ICChttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/21/icc-benjamin-netanyahu-arrest-warrant
More than 4 months ago, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked me to assist him with evaluating evidence of suspected war crimes & crimes against humanity in #Israel and #Gaza . I agreed and joined a panel of international legal experts to undertake this task. Together we have engaged in an extensive process of evidence review & legal analysis including at the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Brilliant piece by Juan Cole on Biden/Blinken's reaction to the ICC and why everything they said is wrong
"Everything Washington officials said in response to the request for warrants was wrong. I mean, incorrect. It isn’t a matter of opinion or a difference in values. They are spewing falsehoods. It is as though they have all contracted Trumpitis and now keep compulsively telling serial lies"
RW politicians like #MAGAMike, side with Netanyahu, disregard his war crimes & insufficient aid going into Gaza:
Johnson threatens ICC sanctions vote over Netanyahu arrest warrant application.
Rep Roy has introduced a bill that would sanction ICC officials who investigate U.S. citizens or allies. It's supported by nearly two dozen other Republicans, including Rep Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference.
"The Israeli government is responding to the ICC bid to issue arrest warrants for its leaders with a “political blitz” aimed at undermining and isolating the court"
"Israel’s foreign ministry is also considering a series of measures...these include the establishment of a situation room geared towards getting pro-Israel advocates around the world to repeat the Israeli line both diplomatically and in the media"
Oppressive regimes control & selectively remove media coverage, SM..., that keep them accountable. Netanyahu may be covering up more war crimes:
Israeli officials seize AP EQP & take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law. The QA satellite channel is among 1000s of clients that receive live video feeds from the AP & other news orgs. The AP denounced the move.
"Israel's obstruction of aid: The UN "has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries for the past two days."
"ICC Charges Against Netanyahu First Time Court Has Gone After Western Leader"
Brody says the charges are "a watershed event in the history of international justice. This is the first time that a Western or pro-Western leader is [the] subject of an indictment request.”
The warrants for Israel’s top leaders must still be approved by a panel of ICC judges.
🇫🇷 "France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence and the fight against impunity in every situation."
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France