The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is contemplating how exactly charges of “war crimes” may be filed against IDF officers, the British Times Online reported.
One of the scenarios being examined is charging officers with the use of phosphorus bombs in civilian population areas, which is prohibited by the international community’s rules of warfare.
“When Arab groups petitioned the ICC this month, its prosecutor said that it was unable to take the case because it had no jurisdiction over Israel, a non-signatory to the court. Now, however, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the ICC prosecutor, has told The Times that he is examining the case for Palestinian jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in Gaza.
“Palestinian groups have submitted arguments asserting that the Palestinian Authority is the de facto state in the territory where the crimes were allegedly committed.”
While evidence against Israel has already been submitted to the court, the ICC is waiting for additional documents from the Arab League and Amnesty International.
Under the Rome treaty that founded it, the ICC can investigate and prosecute allegations of the most serious war crimes only if the country responsible is unwilling or unable to do so through its national courts.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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and rocket attacks and human shields are not war crimes….oy! the sheker being perpetrated in this world is going to collapse so hard, that the earthquakes known to man will look like a fairy tale!