US EditionIsrael asks ICC judges to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant
- On May 9, 2025, Israel submitted a formal request to the International Criminal Court to cancel the arrest warrants issued for its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant.
- The request follows the ICC's November 21, 2024 decision, which accused Netanyahu and Gallant of war crimes related to the Gaza conflict, though Israel contests the court's jurisdiction over the matter.
- Israel submitted a 14-page document arguing that the warrants are null and void while the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber re-examines jurisdictional challenges as ordered by the Appeals Chamber.
- Israel argued that keeping the arrest warrants active throughout the ongoing deliberations infringes upon basic human rights and legal principles, and also calls into question the court’s credibility.
- The ICC has yet to rule definitively, so the warrants remain pending, while Israel and allies oppose enforcement and Netanyahu denounces the decision as “anti-Semitic.
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The ICC's moral reckoning over sex abuse claims
By any standard, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is in crisis. But the revelations in The Wall Street Journal – detailing explosive allegations of non-consensual sexual acts and abuse of office against its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan – have not just shaken the court’s credibility. They have obliterated it. The Journal reported that Khan faces “multiple allegations of coerced sexual intercourse,” based on documents, testimony and intervie…
In Wake Of Report, Israel Asks The ICC To Withdraw Netanyahu Arrest Warrant
Israel sent a request to the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to withdraw the arrest warrants against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after examining the investigations and detailed testimony regarding allegations of rape against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Khan issued the warrants to deflect attention from the allegations against him. Israeli offi…
Israel urges ICC to drop PM arrest warrants
Israel has asked the International Criminal Court to dismiss its arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant while ICC judges reconsider complex jurisdictional questions. In a 14-page document dated May 9 but posted on the ICC website on Monday, Israel argued the warrants issued in November were null and void while judges weigh a previous Israeli challenge to the ICC's jurisdiction in the ca…
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