Peace Now on ICC decision: What was presented as war with justifiable aims has become disproportionate

Responding to the ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, the dovish Israeli organization Peace Now says “Under Netanyahu’s leadership, Israel has become a pariah state, and this is a low point in our history as a people and a nation.”

“What was presented as a war with justifiable aims, such as bringing back our hostages and providing security, has become disproportionate, allegedly using unlawful means such as starvation. If the security of our country and our hostages were truly this government’s priorities, this war of destruction would have ended long ago, security would have been restored to Israel, and the hostages would be home,” says the left-wing settlement watchdog.

“Anyone who cares about our country must act now,” it continues. “Before the group of criminals running our country and ruining our future continues their madness by establishing settlements in Gaza and sentencing the hostages to death, we must take to the streets and demand an immediate end to the war, a hostage deal, and the downfall of this disastrous government!”