From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Netanyahu says ICC prosecutor ‘out to demonize the one and only Jewish state’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
In an interview with MSNBC, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan “a rogue prosecutor who’s out to demonize the one and only Jewish state.”
“It’s totally absurd. It’s a travesty of justice,” says Netanyahu of the ostensible parallel between Israel’s elected leaders and the heads of Hamas.
Netanyahu also accuses Khan of being misinformed about Israel’s humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
“The whole thing of a deliberate starvation policy is ridiculous. It’s put forward by a guy who doesn’t check his facts. He’s receiving it from the UNRWA and other anti-Israeli agencies and from Palestinian sources.”
The premier also says that the money given to Hamas over the years with Israel’s consent was to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
