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The ICC Has Disgraced Itself
(Telegraph-UK) Editorial - The International Criminal Court prosecutor's decision to seek arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defense minister makes a mockery of both the institution and the laws it claims to uphold. Israel is engaged in an existential struggle against a foe which hides among the civilian population. IDF soldiers have gone to extraordinary lengths to minimize non-combatant casualties, often at greater risk to their own lives. Hamas, in contrast, initiated this conflict by slaughtering innocent civilians on Israeli soil. Its leader, Yahya Sinwar, has made clear his intention to "wipe out" the world's only Jewish state. The court has, in a single moment, willfully sabotaged any right to be considered a fair and impartial arbitrator of justice, undoing decades of work. This ideologically motivated ruling will not hasten the end of the conflict or expedite a ceasefire.