The International Criminal Court may do what looks impossible at the moment: keep the Israeli unity government together. This morning, the ICC’s chief prosecutor investigating the war has issued requests for five arrest warrants, two of which target Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant. Karim Khan also requested arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, currently lounging in Doha.
If it seems perverse that the ICC would target the victim nation of an invasion by a terror network with the worst organized atrocities in decades — then you’re just paying attention. But it gets worse than that, as Khan’s demand actually validates Hamas’ human-shield strategy:
The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, said Monday that he had requested arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for…
