The Knesset taps a special coordinator for issues pertaining to the International Criminal Court ahead of The Hague’s expected decision to open probe into war crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and Palestinian terrorists.
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin appoints MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh (Blue and White), the daughter of former Canadian justice minister Irwin Cotler, for the job. Her responsibilities include “working with peers in parliaments around the world and traveling to The Hague to meet with relevant actors,” her office says in a statement.
“The decision of Speaker of the Knesset Levin recognizes the imperative of having parliamentary representation to the ICC in order to participate in international dialogue and to address the Court’s double standards against the State of Israel,” Cotler-Wunsh says. “In my capacity as the Official Knesset Representative to the ICC, I will ensure that the language of rights and international law are used so that Israel can rise from the docket of the accused.”
Blue and White MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh (Avishai Finkelstein)
The ICC’s prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, wants to open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, but asked a pre-trial chamber to rule whether the court has jurisdiction over these areas. The chamber’s three judges have no deadline to hand down their ruling but are expected to do so in the days or weeks to come.
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