Palestinian ICC Move Follows Intense NGO Lobbying
Attempting to litigate the highly charged Arab-Israeli conflict in the ICC could spell the end of the court, and the NGOs and their European funders will be responsible.
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| NGOs: | International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) (Paris) |
| Start date: | 1 Jan 1994 |
| End date: | Oct 2025 |
Attempting to litigate the highly charged Arab-Israeli conflict in the ICC could spell the end of the court, and the NGOs and their European funders will be responsible.
The vast majority of NGOs that appeared before the UN Human Rights Council session on July 23 condemned alleged Israeli war crimes and called for a Goldstone-like investigation into the current conflict.
On July 23, the UN Human Rights Council, in partnership with NGOs, will hold a special session on the conflict in Gaza and will vote to create another immoral "Goldstone" pseudo-investigation.
NGOs have renewed their campaign of political warfare against Israel, calling for UN and international fact-finding missions to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes".
As in previous rounds of the Arab-Israeli conflict, political NGOs have issued numerous unfound statements condemning Israel.
Prof. Gerald Steinberg reminds us of the abject failure of organizations that claim to promote human rights principles. Ignoring the pleas of victims around the world, they routinely exploit the rhetoric of international law as a weapon in the political war targeting Israel.
Contrary to the claims of the 22 NGOs, a two-state solution can only be achieved around the negotiating table, and not through politicized attacks against Israel.