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Wednesday briefing: How Israeli intelligence spent nine years interfering with an international court

In today’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation details a ‘war’ on the international criminal court by the country – here’s what we know so far

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: Israel’s secret war against the ICC, Rinehart stunt dropped, De Minaur shows class on clay

Our exclusive investigation reveals how intelligence officials tried to derail war crimes prosecution; comedian won’t go ahead with projection in Times Square

The Guardian - AU

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts

The Guardian - UK

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Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes case: Report

Report claims ex-Mossad chief tried to pressure Fatou Bensouda into abandoning a 2021 war crimes probe.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

Revelation comes as Spain, Norway and Ireland prepare to officially recognise Palestine on Tuesday. Plus, how our gardens and balconies can boost biodiversity

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources say

The Guardian - UK

Call to prosecute Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes exposes the west’s moral doublethink

US and Britain condemn Hamas and Putin, yet balk at attempts to hold Israel’s leaders to account. But no one should be above the law

The Guardian - UK

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French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced three members of Syria's Assad regime to life imprisonment for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes in a landmark trial.

Radio France Internationale

French court sentences 3 Syrian officials to life in prison in absentia for war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes in a landmark case against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad and the first such case on European soil

The Independent UK

What the International Criminal Court’s anticipated arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Hamas leaders mean for Canada

On May 20, Karim Khan, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that he has applied for arrest warrants for five Israeli and Hamas leaders. These include Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. This dramatic development marks the first time leaders of a western…

The Conversation

Criticising arrest bid for Netanyahu a 'huge mistake', former ICC prosecutor says

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced heavy criticism from Israel, the US, Germany and Canada since it announced it was seeking warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leaders, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. In an interview…

France 24

UK complaint alleges politicians’ complicity in Israeli ‘war crimes’

UK police say they are assessing the claims made by International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

ICC’s bold move on Gaza warrants brings fresh scrutiny of Prosecutor Karim Khan

By demanding an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has defied critics who accused him of turning a blind eye to Western-backed crimes against humanity – and made himself a possible target of the Biden administration.

France 24

The ICC will consider arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. How has Australia responded?

An arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine was welcomed, but the government’s response this time has been more muted

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Dutton threatens to pull Australia from criminal court

The opposition leader has floated withdrawing Australia from the world's top criminal court after taking issue with prosecutors pursuing Israeli leaders.

The Guardian - US

Why is the west defending Israel after the ICC requested Netanyahu’s arrest warrant?

It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations is to defend Israel despite its war crimes

The Guardian - UK

Israel calls on ‘civilised nations’ to boycott ICC arrest warrants against its leaders

Government urges ‘free world’ to oppose warrants against Netanyahu and defence minister for war crimes in Gaza

The Conversation

ICC’s milestone bid for Netanyahu arrest warrant will have wide political impact even if he evades the court

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, is seeking arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas officials. Khan says he has “reasonable grounds to believe” the individuals bear responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Al Jazeera

France begins first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

Three officials are being tried in absentia over the deaths of two French Syrian men arrested in Damascus in 2013.

Radio France Internationale

Senior Syrian officials on trial in France for war crimes

Three Syrian officials go on trial Tuesday in a Paris court for crimes linked to the disappearance and death of two French-Syrian men—the first trial of high-ranking officials of the Syrian regime over war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's civil war.

International Business Times

ICC Arrest Warrant Requests: What Next?

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has taken the landmark step of requesting arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over the Gaza war and the October 7 attack.

International Business Times

Gaza Battles Flare As Israel Slams Arrest Warrant Bid For 'War Crimes'

US President Joe Biden backed Netanyahu in condemning as "outrageous" the bid by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor who also sought warrants against leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The Independent UK

Netanyahu in furious response to war crimes allegations: ‘This is the new antisemitism’

‘This is a complete distortion of reality,’ Israel’s prime minister says in video statement after ICC prosecutor moves to have arrest warrants issued against him and his defence minister

International Business Times

France Begins Its First War Crimes Trial Of Syrian Officials

The Paris Criminal Court will hear cases against three officials for their role in the deaths of two French Syrian men, Mazzen Dabbagh and his son Patrick, arrested in Damascus in 2013.

The Guardian - AU

Australia respects ICC’s independence after Netanyahu arrest warrant request, government says

Government rejects suggestions it should criticise the court, which has sought arrest warrants for the Israeli PM and Hamas officials for war crimes

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