Palestinian rights groups snub ICC prosecutor
A pro-Palestine demonstration in Los Angeles. Gazan health authorities have said that over 15,000 have been killed by Israeli bombings since October 7. — AFP pic
Sunday, 03 Dec 2023 11:04 AM MYT
RAMALLAH, Dec 3 — Palestinian human rights groups refused to meet the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan yesterday, accusing him of favouring Israeli accusations of rights abuses over longstanding Palestinian charges.
Khan has been visiting Israel and the occupied West Bank following a request by a group representing families of victims of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas , but he was also due to meet Palestinian officials in Ramallah.
However Palestinian activists said they would refuse to see him because of their objections to what they saw as unequal treatment of Israeli and Palestinian cases.
“As Palestinian human rights organisations, we decided not to meet him,” said Ammar Al-Dwaik, director general of the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR).
“I think the way this visit has been handled shows that Mr Khan is not handling his work in an independent and professional manner,” he said.
Khan was in Israel following an invitation from families of the Israeli hostages. He was scheduled to meet lawyers for the families’ group as well as members of the families themselves.
On Saturday, he also met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Abbas had urged Karim to investigate Israeli operations in Gaza as well as the occupied West Bank. — Reuters
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kt comments:
Rightfully so.
Who has the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan charged for war crimes other than: (a) Arabs like Omar al-Bashir (Sudan) and Qaddafi (Libya) etc (b) Africans like Jean-Pierre Bemba (Congo) and Charles Blé Goudé (ivory Coast) ETC, (c) East Europeans like Putin (Russia) & Slobodan Milošević (Serbia) etc?
Did/does he dare charge Netanyahu, Biden, Blair, Bush, Howard, etc?
The three principal architects of Serbian genocide against the Bosnian Muslim community in the 1990s were Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Bosnian Serb President Radivan Karadzic and Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Miladic.
ReplyDeleteTruly evil trio.
There was nothing improper or unfair about their prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
Of course, if you mainly read Russia or China disinformation sites, the Serbian genocide against Bosnia has been completely washed clean.
As if the Bosnia genocide never happened, and NATO action against Serbia has been rewritten as acts of aggression
Wakakaka…
ReplyDeleteOf course, if you mainly read Yankee or Pommie disinformation sites, the Serbian genocide against Bosnia has been completely reconfigured.
As if the wholesome Bosnia genocide happened, and UN nonsanctioned NATO action against Serbia has been rewritten as acts of righteousness policemanship!
Go figure, mfer.