Netanyahu: ICC investigation of Israel for war-crimes would be "pure anti-Semitism" (2019-2024)

2021-02-06

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday assailed the International Criminal Court for ruling it has jurisdiction to open a war crimes investigation against Israel, calling such a probe “pure anti-Semitism” and vowing to fight it. In a major decision Friday, a pretrial chamber of the ICC determined that The Hague has jurisdiction to open a criminal investigation against Israel and the Palestinians for war crimes alleged to have taken place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
Netanyahu: ICC investigation of Israel for war-crimes would be "pure anti-Semitism" (2019-2024)