(Telegraph-UK) Editorial - Despite not having access to reliable facts, the ICC has nevertheless felt compelled to issue warrants for the arrest of Israel's prime minister and former defense chief, the first time such action has been taken against the leaders of a democratic country. The ICC decision raises worrying questions for other democratic countries - including the UK - that could find themselves engaged in conflict. It compromises the ability of democracies to prevail over their enemies if their military operations cause civilian casualties. Would Britain have emerged victorious from the Second World War had Winston Churchill been distracted by the prospect of facing war crime accusations? The ICC action is also problematic for the British Government which, as a member of the ICC, is now obliged to detain the accused Israelis if they arrive on British soil, despite the fact that Israel is still supposed to be our close ally in the fight against Islamist terrorism.
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