- The ICC becomes involved
when nations are unable or unwilling to prosecute crimes on their
territory. Israel argues that it has a functioning
court system, and disputes over a nation’s ability or willingness to
prosecute have fueled past disputes between the court and individual
countries.
·
Dozens
of countries do not accept the court’s jurisdiction over war crimes,
genocide and other crimes. They include Israel, the United States, Russia and China. And,
without a police force, the ICC relies on member states to arrest
suspects, which has proven to be a major obstacle to prosecutions.
- Israel often levies
accusations of bias at U.N. and international bodies. The
ICC’s chief prosecutor at the time announced in 2021 that she was
opening an investigation into possible crimes on Palestinian
territory, a decision Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed as
hypocritical and antisemitic.
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