Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips

The absurd malevolence of the International Criminal Court

The legal and moral illiteracy of the ICC’s ruling is not a temporary blip

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Melanie Phillips
Feb 12, 2021
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International Criminal Court, The Hague

It’s hard to exaggerate the hypocrisy, malice and sheer absurdity of the decision by the International Criminal Court last week that the Palestinians have the authority of a state to bring a case against Israelis for war crimes.

The 60-page ruling piled nonsense upon malevolence. It constituted the response to a que…

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