Israeli leaders fear international arrest warrants over Gaza war: Report
Senior Israeli officials have discussed the possibility that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague will issue arrest warrants for senior politicians and military chiefs over the conduct of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to media reports.
The Times of Israel said the office of Foreign Minister Israel Katz confirmed that a meeting was held this week during which discussions took place “about the possibility that warrants could be issued” for Israeli military officials.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also raised the possibility of arrest warrants for breaches of international law in Gaza during meetings with the UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
According to The Times of Israel report, Netanyahu “sought their help” with possible ICC warrants.
Don't worry, at the pace the ICC is working...
Some sense left in Israel. Those born in the West Bank aren't so lucky.
Israeli court orders release of anti-Zionist professor: Report
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has ruled that there are no grounds to keep Hebrew University professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian in custody and must be released, reports the Times of Israel.
Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a vocal anti-Zionist, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of incitement after raising doubts about allegations of sexual assault on October 7 and allegedly calling Israelis “criminals”.
The Israeli Law Professors’ Forum for Democracy and other rights groups spoke out in her defence, saying she had committed no crime. The forum said Shalhoub-Kevorkian’s statements, “even if some find them outrageous, constitute neither incitement to racism or terrorism nor any other criminal offense.”
“The decision to open a criminal investigation and arrest her seriously harms free speech and academic freedom.”
Palestinian Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, center, appears in a Jerusalem court on charges on incitement, Friday, April 19, 2024.
Biden mulling another $1.3bn in weapons sales to Israel: Report
The weapons deals being floated would provide Israel with $700m worth of tank ammunition, $500m in tactical vehicles, and less than $100m in mortar rounds, according to US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal.
These proposed arms transfers would supplement those put forward in a separate bill by House Republicans, which budgets $26bn in additional military aid to Israel.
Biden has faced growing backlash, even from leading figures in his own party, for continuing to supply Israel weapons even while raising concerns about Israel’s war conduct and the worsening humanitarian toll in Gaza.
