Are Israeli officials under threat of ICC prosecution?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Israeli officials fear potential ICC prosecution over Gaza actions. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned top officials of possible arrest warrants, although the ICC has not confirmed issuing any. What would ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel's war on Gaza – and for international law?
In this episode:
- Mark Kersten (@MarkKersten), Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley
- Hamdah Salhut (@hamdahsalhut), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Khaled Soltan, and Sonia Bhagat with our host Malika Bilal. Fahrinisa Campana and Catherine Nouhan fact-checked this episode.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, behind an Israeli warning that international prosecution may be looming. |
| 0:18.3 | Israeli officials fear the International Criminal Court |
| 0:20.9 | may issue arrest warrants for senior members of government, |
| 0:24.0 | and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be on the list. |
| 0:27.8 | So what would legal action mean for Israel? |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take. |
| 0:44.5 | Thank you. I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. Al Jazeera's Hamda Salhout is on the ground in Tel Aviv. |
| 0:48.6 | She's been following these recent warnings, suggesting that international criminal court arrest warrants might be in the |
| 0:54.6 | works for some of Israel's most senior leaders. |
| 0:59.0 | Israeli officials have been speaking about this at length, including Israel's foreign |
| 1:04.7 | minister, Israel Katz, and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| 1:09.4 | No ICC action will impact Israel's iron-clad determination to achieve the goals of our war with |
| 1:16.3 | Hamas terrorists. We will destroy Hamas' military and governing capabilities in Gaza. |
| 1:21.7 | We will release all our hostages, and we will ensure that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel again. |
| 1:29.2 | Now, the Israeli Prime Minister has said that this would, quote, |
| 1:32.8 | be an outrage of historical proportions, saying that the International Court |
| 1:38.3 | is trying to put Israel on the dock as Israel continues its war on Gaza. |
| 1:48.0 | We reached out to an international law expert to help us learn more about ICC prosecution and its |
| 1:54.0 | impact on Israel. |
| 1:55.5 | Hi, I'm Mark Kirsten. I'm an assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the |
| 1:59.7 | University of the Fraser Valley. |
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