In issuing of arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and his former defence minister puts at stake not just their fate but the reputation of the court itself.
The decision of the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant is risky. At stake is not just the fate of the two defendants but the reputation and relevance of the court itself.
This clash of interests will prove a major test of the court and the independence of its members’ own judicial systems. Netanyahu’s office characterised the “anti-Semitic decision” as something akin to “a modern Dreyfus trial”. At the time of writing, the president-elect had yet to comment on the ICC warrants, but he is likely to be weighing his response carefully.
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