Israel’s covert war on the ICC exposed
JVL Introduction
In another triumph of investigative journalism, +972 Magazine has published a thoroughly researched account of how Israel has worked to undermine the ICC and Palestine rights groups.
Yuval Abrahams and Meron Rapoport with additional help from Guardian reporters show that these underhanded efforts to interfere with the ICC investigation have been managed from the very top, with Netanyahu having sent intelligence teams “instructions” and “areas of interest” regarding their monitoring of ICC officials.
It makes for gripping reading.
Spoiler alert: Israel does not come out well from this…
RK
This article was originally published by +972 Magazine, in partnership with Local Call on Tue 28 May 2024. Read the original here.
Surveillance and interference: Israel’s covert war on the ICC exposed
Top Israeli government and security officials have overseen a nine-year surveillance operation targeting the ICC and Palestinian rights groups to try to thwart a war crimes probe, a joint investigation reveals.
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Amongst its other crimes, Israel is plotting against international conventions.
This is shocking but not surprising, why else would a system such as Pegasus be invented and not used to Israel’s advantage. It is what I believe was used here against the Labour Party and perhaps beyond. Very very worrying.