Netanyahu’s War Crimes Probe at The Hague Derailed 🏛️

The International Criminal Court (or ICC) is the world’s only permanent international court with the power to prosecute senior officials for international crimes. It’s currently investigating a dozen situations including in Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Libya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Philippines.

But since it began investigating Israeli leaders, the court has been hit by existential difficulties– threats of defunding over these very investigations, a prolonged and opaque investigation into its chief prosecutor; and a series of sanctions by Netanyahu ally, US President Donald Trump.

So, what is actually going on at The Hague?

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Headlines
01:55 - Introduction
04:53 - Sondos Asem, MEE journalist, from The Hague
14:32 - Cuno Trafusser, Former ICC Judge, from The Hague
22:37 - Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur

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