Recent events demonstrate how actions can have far-reaching geopolitical consequences beyond the actors’ expectations.
Yahya Sinwar could not have foreseen that launching the October 7 invasion would lead to the destruction of Hamas and Hezbollah, his own death, the deaths of Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, and Mohammed Deif and the collapse of the Assad Regime in Syria.
This butterfly effect may end up claiming another powerful scalp, that of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Following the worst massacre of Jews since the holocaust, the ICC inexplicably began an investigation of the victim, the Jewish state.
Anyone who has followed Israel’s battle against terrorism and the unprecedented assistance it has provided to Gazans, knows how baseless the accusations of ‘genocide’ and ‘starvation’ are.
Chief prosecutor Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, who is under investigation over multiple incidents of sexual harassment requested arrest warrants against Israel’s prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
The court issued the warrants, but ironically, it’s likely they have issued a death warrant for the court itself.
The new Republican Administration in the United States has pledged to impose a significant cost on the ICC.
Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz warned the Court to “expect a strong response,” while incoming Senate majority leader John Thune promised a sanctions package.
American sanctions typically ban travel to the U.S and cut individuals off from the international banking system which often prevents them from holding a credit card. US companies like American Express, Visa and Mastercard comply, along with any bank that wants to keep its access to the US.
The United States is likely to impose sanctions on the prosecutor and those responsible for issuing the warrants. AJA believes they should go further, targeting large numbers of employees of the ICC, which will deter anyone from taking a job at the International Criminal Court.
The ICC has been condemned across the Israeli political spectrum and Prime Minister Netanyahu reacted with disgust, correctly called the ICC’s actions ‘antisemitic.’
The concept of international legal institutions was born out of the atrocities committed against Jews during the Holocaust. These institutions have been subverted and are now used to persecute the Jewish people and attack Judeo-Christian values.
It’s not just Jews who may be targeted.
The ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel since Israel never ratified the Rome Statute which established the Court. Neither did major powers like the United States, China, Russia and India.
The fact that the Court would ignore the sovereignty of a Democratic State with a robust legal system means it could go after citizens of the United States or Australia next, unless they are stopped now.
While it may have been created with noble intentions, by its actions, the International Criminal Court has forfeited its right to exist.
Unfortunately, the current Australian government has not stood up against the clearly antisemitic abuse of the international court system.
The Coalition has expressed openness to pulling Australia out of the court, and it should follow through on this if it wins the next election.
No court has the right to put the Jewish people on trial. Israel must and will continue its just war against terrorism with the support of Jews and Christians around the world. The ICC will join the long list of corrupted institutions whose antisemitism led to their downfall.
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