{"id":92565,"date":"2024-10-23T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=92565"},"modified":"2024-10-23T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:00:48","slug":"growing-pressure-on-icc-to-prosecute-israeli-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/growing-pressure-on-icc-to-prosecute-israeli-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing pressure on ICC to prosecute Israeli leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za<\/a>
\n23 October 2024 | 13:00 CAT
\n3-minute read<\/p>\n

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Israel\u2019s assassination of three Hamas leaders, whom International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan sought to prosecute, leaves Netanyahu and his defence minister as the only remaining individuals who must still face global justice.<\/p>\n

On 20 May 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan applied for arrest warrants for numerous Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed\u00a0Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (Deif) and Ismail Haniyeh. In addition, arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant were requested for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Subsequent to the application, Israel assassinated Ismail Haniyeh on\u00a031 July 2024 and Yahya Sinwar on 16 October 2024. Additionally, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) reportedly confirmed their elimination of Mohammed Deif in August 2024.<\/p>\n

Hassen Lorgat, a writer at the Media Review Network (MRN) and member of the South African BDS Coalition, asks whether the ICC will now act against Netanyahu in an article published on MRN.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio Islam, Lorgat emphasised the fact that the assassinations do not dim resistance efforts in any way. If anything, it has served to strengthen and revitalise the will to oppose the oppressive Israeli regime and has catalysed a \u201cspiral of renewed organisation for justice\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201c[In the wake of Sinwar\u2019s] death, many, many new resistance fighters have emerged,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they think that the assassination of leaders will bring about peace under their terms, it\u2019s actually wrong,\u201d Lorgat added.<\/p>\n

Lorgat notes the extreme political pressure that western powers, particularly the USA, place on the ICC to remain inactive in its prosecution of Netanyahu, which brings into question the court\u2019s role as the \u201cglobal guardian of international law\u201d and the \u201clegal conscience of victims across the globe\u201d, in the words of Raji Sourani, a human rights lawyer and the director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

Khan\u2019s May application for arrest warrants is criticised for the way in which he first placed blame at the door of Palestinian resistance before getting to Netanyahu and Gallant. This symbolises divisibility in upholding human rights and the demonisation of the victims of violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now I ask, with the 42\u00a0500 dead, with close to 100\u00a0000 wounded and 10\u00a0000 missing, what will you [the ICC] do?\u201d Lorgat asks.<\/p>\n

South Africa, a strong advocate for justice at the ICJ, can play a role in pushing the ICC to act. Dr Naledi Pandor, who was recently appointed as the Chair of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and has been a vocal critic of Israel\u2019s policies, and some believe that her leadership could prove pivotal in reigniting efforts to hold Israeli officials accountable.<\/p>\n

Lorgat stresses the importance of opposing Israel\u2019s goal to colonise Palestine and commandeer its fossil fuels. \u201cWe know they want the gas, the oil, and the resistance there is necessary to make sure that people who use violence and unjust means to achieve goals that should be collective wealth, must be opposed,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu and Gallant now remain among the key figures whom human rights groups are urging the ICC to prosecute. However, Lorgat notes that major powers are reluctant to set precedents that could implicate their own leaders in war crimes.<\/p>\n

Listen <\/strong>to the full interview<\/a> on Sabaahul Muslim with Moulana Sulaimaan Ravat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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