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Netanyahu Digs A Deeper Hole for Israel

Threats Show a Sense of Desperation

2 min readMay 2, 2024

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing o[Getty]

Prime Minister Netanyahu has sounded alarm over the possibility of impending warrants from the ICC. He has called on the U.S. to intervene, and now he is issuing threats. At every turn, it seems that Netanyahu only knows how to make things worse. Israel has been working diplomatic channels to squash the warrants.

Both Israeli and United States officials have indicated if the ICC issues a warrant against Israeli government officials, Israel will retaliate by taking steps against the Palestinian Authority that could lead to its collapse. The comments promising retribution simply reinforce Netanyahu’s intent to punish the people of Gaza.

The court has been investigating war crimes by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants dating back to the 2014 Israel-Hamas war. Netanyahu’s inference that this is coming from the Palestinian Authority ignores the fact that multiple state actors have pushed for the investigation of Israel’s military actions. United States National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby said the U.S. is opposed to an ICC investigation against Israel but stressed it is also opposed to threats and intimidations against the court’s judges.

The United States has been teetering on a line between supporting Israel and at the…

Israel and its leaders have painted themselves into a very small and isolated corner. There will be no drying of the paint to allow relief. They smartly did it themselves, thinking the USA pipeline of aid and pressure was a carte blanche for an…

Arrest the whole lot of these war criminals. They are shameless and desperate, so bold they are threatening the highest of all courts. Set up a Nuremberg trial so their crimes can never be repeated and such misery and torment be visited upon women, children and civilians.

The chorus keeps singing and Israel will go to the end unless some real measures are implemented beyond talk.
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