International Criminal Court Issues Warrants for Israeli Leaders, Including Netanyahu

In a first of its kind move, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court found compelling evidence that Netanyahu is criminally responsible for war crimes, specifically alleging he deliberately used starvation as a warfare tactic and committed crimes against humanity including murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.Prime Minister NetanyahuThis action marks a first, in that no Israeli leader has ever been charged for actions against Palestnians during the course of this 76 year conflict and adds Prime Minister Netanyahu to a very short list of sitting leaders to be charged with Crimes Against Humanity including Vladamir Putin of Russia and Libya’s then leader, Col. Muammar El-Qaddafi.Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office released a statement shortly after the warrant went public saying “Israel utterly rejects the absurd and false actions and accusations against it by the International Criminal Court, which is a politically biased and discriminatory body.” They went on to add that they were justified in their actions given the attack Hamas initiated that was “the largest massacre against the Jewish people...