.Israel’s federal government is worried that the International Crook Court (ICC) in The Hague will certainly issue apprehension warrants versus senior Israeli authorities in connection with the war in Gaza. Those on trial could consist of Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, participants of his cabinet and also generals in the Israel Protection Forces. The ICC possesses certainly not claimed it is thinking about such a move.
Yet Mr Netanyahu really felt the risk major adequate to condition on April 30th that any sort of warrant “would certainly be a flare-up of historical proportions”. The ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, advised that threats to “retaliate” against the court can threaten its own impartiality. About what premises will the ICC issue such warrants, and what would certainly be the repercussions?