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ICC Warrants Against Israel Are First Against U.S. Ally

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Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court announced today that they are seeking warrants against top Israeli officials, (alongside senior officials from Hamas.) This would mark a new era for international humanitarian law where even close allies of the U.S. can be held to account for their actions. "The ICC (is) often critiqued for being selective, or imperialistic, or reflecting the geopolitical interests of powerful states,” said Columbia law professor Sarah Knuckey,“Today’s announcement may help to rebalance international justice, and sends a strong message that all governments must comply with international law...Many Western states were very supportive of arrest warrants for Russian President Putin for his crimes in Ukraine. How governments react to today’s announcement will be a test of the genuineness of their commitment to international justice for all.”

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

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