Pesach is over, but for Israeli political and military leaders, the prospect of international warrants for their arrest has left the taste of maror in their mouths.
Pesach is over, but for Israeli political and military leaders, the prospect of international warrants for their arrest has left the taste of maror in their mouths.
Over the past few weeks, the lights at the prime minister’s office and the Foreign Ministry have stayed on until the wee hours of the night. Staff are frantically trying to avert International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan from issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Khan visited Israel in December at the invitation of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, after which a case against Hamas leaders was filed with the court, a process still ongoing. But during the visit, Khan promised to conduct an “objective” investigation of both sides. As usual, Israel woke up too late, and is now left scrambling to contain the decision.
The naivete of those among us who see Israel as a member of the community of nations, with equal rights and duties, has been revealed yet again. Only those who deny Eisav’s eternal hatred for Yaakov still expect Israel to be acknowledged for what it is, a democratic state under attack by a murderous terrorist organization.
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