Former ICC chief prosecutor: 'Netanyahu is afraid' | UpFront
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Published 2024-05-24
As Israel’s war on Gaza keeps raging, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The prosecutor, Karim Khan, has taken the same actions against three Hamas leaders.
If the arrest warrants are granted, the five men won’t be able to step foot in any country that is a signatory to the ICC without risking arrest. Both Israel and Hamas have condemned the requests.
The court has long been criticised for going after leaders only from the Global South, so does this decision signal it is now willing to prosecute Western powers and their close allies?
This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks with the first chief prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno Ocampo, about the implications of arrest warrants for the Israeli and Hamas leaders.
All Comments (21)
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I do hope to see Netanyahu in prison during my lifetime…
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Thanks to South Africa for all they efforts
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The people of Palestine have the right to peace and security. ❤
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INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS INJUSTICE EVERYWHERE.
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It's great to hear Luis Moreno Ocampo. He understands the law and respects it. Understands and respects people, too. When he lectured in Jerusalem, he was welcomed like a dear friend. And so he is in the long run.
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Israel's response: "The ICJ is Hamas and antisemetic" America's response: "Whatever Israel says is true" The UK response: "Whatever the US says is true" Germany's response: "Whatever Israel says is true because we're still sorry about WWII"
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ICJ has ordered Israel to get out of Rafah, Open Rafah border and let investigators in Gaza... UNSC must enforce the orders ASAP and Algeria must put a motion for a vote in Monday!!
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The simple answer is not everybody is bloodless , humanity is still alive in some of us
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Proud that the Somali Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf vote for. Free Palestine. 🍉 End the Genocide.
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This is a hundred times better analysis than anything you would find on American tv.
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Justice now for Palestine!! No one is above the law. 🍉🇵🇸❤️
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Totally agree, no country is above the law! 👍
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I personally feel heartbroken that my country, the United States, has forgotten what we stand for. I agree supporting our allies to a CERTAIN EXTENT. NOT unconditionally
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Proud to see that Marc Lamont Hill's career as a journalist seems to be growing, he is a unique and important voice, and I like his demeanor, his questions, and his style......he sets the performance bar high in the field of journalism.....
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when they try to threaten icc, we know already by now they are guilty!
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great interview
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Please add these terms: war crimes, crimes against humanity.
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Well spoken sir. ICC And ICJ should not be treaten or Blackmailed. ICC & ICJ keep it up you doing great and brave things. ICC & ICJ ❤❤❤❤
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Well done South Africa 🇿🇦
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Definitely natenyahu is scared he's already told US to help him stop ICC from arresting him
