Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His newest book, 'Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires' was published in 2020. He is also the author of 'The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East' (2015) and 'Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East' (2008).
Karim A.A. Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court , said Monday that he is asking the the ICC to issue arrest warrants for several Hamas leaders as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of Defense Yoav Gallant . It is the first time the ICC has sought warrants against leaders of a parliamentary government. Most of the officials indicted have been from African dictatorial regimes.
These are the charges against the three Hamas leaders, aside from just killing a lot of innocents: — Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7, and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8 in the context of captivity; —Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7, and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8, in the context of captivity; —Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7, in the context of...
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