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.
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.
On August 2, 2014, a funding consortium comprised of the governments of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and Denmark announced emergency funding to nine NGOs for use in documenting political warfare charges against Israel.
On August 18, 2014, the Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) announced an Extraordinary session on Israels Crimes in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge.
Gerald Steinberg maintains that highly politicized NGOs continue to promote false allegations that fuel BDS campaigns and "lawfare" cases against Israeli officials.
NGOs have renewed their campaign of political warfare against Israel, calling for UN and international fact-finding missions to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes".