B’Tselem’s response to the ICC prosecutor’s decision to open an investigation against Israel

B’Tselem’s response to the ICC prosecutor’s decision to open an investigation against Israel

The ICC Prosecutor’s decision to open an investigation of the situation in Palestine is a necessary step, following decades in which Israel committed – and continues to commit – crimes with impunity. We see the victims of Israel’s policies and we reiterate that without accountability these policies will be perpetuated. The ICC was established as a court of last resort, for cases in which a state fails to hold the senior officials responsible for serious crimes, to account. Israel, deliberately, fails to do so.