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Meretz: ICC investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes justified

Yamina's Ayelet Shaked blasts Meretz party chief Nitzan Horowitz after he says Israel shouldn't be surprised by ICC move because "there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, and we're continuing to build settlements like there's no tomorrow."

by  Dan Lavie and Yair Altman
Published on  03-07-2021 08:13
Last modified: 05-06-2021 13:48
Meretz: ICC investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes justifiedOren Ben Hakoon

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz | File photo: Oren Ben Hakoon

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Meretz party head Nitzan Horowitz justified the International Criminal Court's decision to investigate Israel for war crimes, saying "there was room for the decision," in an interview, Saturday night.

Speaking to Channel 13 News' Ayala Hasson, Horowitz said, "Israel needs to ask itself what it did to prevent it."

Asked if the decision crossed a red line, he said, "The red line is that there are no negotiations with the Palestinians and we're continuing to build settlements like there's no tomorrow, and then we wonder why there are steps taken against that."

He said, "I don't want Israel to be in these situations and to have them file proceedings against us in all kinds of courts, but on the other hand, I am in favor of cooperating with the court and not trying to censure it."

As for the Israel Defense Forces' actions in 2014's Operation Protective Edge, the focus of the ICC investigation, Horowitz said, "We said there are things that shouldn't have been done, and massive harm was done to the civilian population there. It's not for nothing the court said it needed to look into it."

Yamina party MK Ayelet Shaked, who Hasson interviewed immediately after, said, "We won't serve in a government with Meretz. Horowitz's remark justifying the political and anti-Semitic action of the court at The Hague and its persecution of IDF soldiers is a disgrace to the Israeli Knesset."

In a statement, the Likud party said, "Horowitz is neglecting IDF soldiers that protect him and all of us. The Hague court's decision is an ant-Semitic one, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fight everywhere around the world to have it rescinded."

New Hope blasted Horowitz's "miserable remark at the expense of IDF soldiers. No campaign justifies support for the anti-Semitic ruling and he would be wise to apologize for it."

Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben-Gvir said Horowitz's remarks crossed a red line.

"The attorney general must order the removal of Horowitz's immunity tonight and order the opening of an investigation into him on suspicion of [committing] treason against Israel. Anyone who supports putting IDF soldiers on trial at an anti-Semitic court that only aspires to harm the State of Israel has no place in the Knesset. Otherwise we won't be able to look IDF officers and soldiers in the eyes," he said.

Tags: Ayelet ShakedIsraeli electionsMeretzNitzan Horowitz

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