ICC decision on arrest warrants for Israeli officials delayed by UK
The International Criminal Court’s decision on whether arrest warrants will be issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallany will be delayed for weeks after the UK requested a review.
The UK wants the court to look at whether it has jurisdiction over Israeli citizens. Israel has been arguing that the request by the Palestinian Authority to the ICC to investigate potential crimes against humanity by Israel violated the Oslo Accords, which stipulates that the Palestinian Authority has no criminal jurisdiction over Israeli citizens.
The UK was able to file the request for a review because it has “friend of the court” status. Israel could not issue the order itself because it is not a member of the court. Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said, “it is believed that the UK’s move was made at Israel’s request.” The paper speculates that other countries are being recruited.
The UK submitted the request on July 10, the court gave the country until July 12 to file any comments. Any potential warrants will not be issued until after that date, if at all.
The court could still issue arrest warrants for the three Hamas leaders also named in ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for warrants because they are Palestinian.
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