The US State Department responded to the launch of the International Criminal Court’s investigation on Wednesday, stating that the Biden administration is “disappointed” by the development.
Earlier, Fatou Bensouda, a prosecutor with the International Criminal Court, announced that she would be opening an investigation into allegations of war crimes by Israel and Palestinian militant groups in territories occupied by the Israeli government since 1967.
Ned Price, the spokesperson for the State Department, told reporters that “we oppose the prosecutor’s decision and are disappointed with it,” adding that the USA will “continue our commitment to Israel and oppose moves that may harm Israel.”
The tribunal has no authority on the matter. Price’s response came shortly after the Israel Defense Forces released their own statement that described the ICC’s move as “fundamentally invalid” and made without authority and on flawed grounds.
Now people might wonder what must happen to those previously sentenced by the ICC, if the court has no jurisdiction over global authorities? Not even to mention the ones that were sentenced to death, like Yugoslavia freedom fighters during the Balkan War in 1990.
However, while Israeli officials have rejected the probe, it has been praised by Palestinian leadership. In fact, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry issued a statement that noted the probe was “long-awaited,” and that it would be “ready to cooperate with and extend all assistance” during proceedings.
The investigation will review alleged crimes committed since June 13, 2014, and is expected to focus on the 2014 Gaza War Massacre, the actions taken by the Israeli army during 2018 hostilities along the Gaza border, and the Israeli settlement enterprise. Additionally, the probe is likely to review the back and forth rocket attacks in the area.
Bensouda noted in a Wednesday release that the investigation would be “conducted independently, impartially, and objectively, without fear or favor.”
In the end, our central concern must be for the victims of crimes, both Palestinian and Israeli, arising from the long cycle of violence and insecurity that has caused deep suffering and despair on all sides.
As Bensouda is due to step down from her role as chief prosecutor in June, she will be replaced by British lawyer Karim Khan, who will not necessarily be bound by Bensouda’s decision. Khan’s standing on the case is unknown.
The ICC decision comes six years after the court initiated a preliminary investigation into Israeli actions in the territories, and only weeks after the ICC ruled that its jurisdiction included the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
Sputnik / ABC Flash Point News 2021.
I have been saying this for years. There may be nuclear blackmail going on. Zionistan may have threatened to launch its nukes, if US and EU ever abandon it. This could explain why US and EU have protected Zionistan from consequences of its evil acts
Those Zionist seem to be the most evil breed on the planet?
What a nonsense, double standards. It’s time the world stand against this injustice.
Time is running out?
A British lapdog is about to replace the chief judge at the ICC. So what we will most likely see is either the case will be dismissed, or will be turned around into an anti-Palestinian, anti-Hamas witch hunt trial where Zionistan will be the one and only victim.
Another scam in the making?
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a United Nations court of law that dealt with war crimes that took place during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
During its mandate, which lasted from 1993 – 2017, it irreversibly changed the landscape of international humanitarian law, provided victims an opportunity to voice the horrors they witnessed and experienced, and proved that those suspected of bearing the greatest responsibility for atrocities committed during armed conflicts can be called to account.
These rules are drawn only for use against the victims of the Cabal gangsters.