[[{"content_id":335652,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Pro-Palestinians at ICC demand prosecution of Israel for its crimes","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"For the first time pro-Palestinian groups from across Europe gathered in front of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to demand prosecution of crimes committed by the Israeli regime.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) The ICC was created in 1998 and has been criticized as a tool for Western interests, and especially for prosecuting, almost exclusively, Africans.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver 1,000 complaints have been filed against Israel for crimes in Palestine, the vast majority of which has never been investigated, and not a single indictment has ever been issued.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe massacre of thousands during the invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2014, the murder of over 100 protesters during the Great March of Return in 2017, the decade-long blockade of Gaza, as well as decades of apartheid policies have all gone\r\n\r\nunpunished despite the mountains of evidence.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe ICC&rsquo;s failure to act has powerful consequences: its refusal to prosecute gives Israel even more assurance that they can keep committing crimes with no fear of being called to justice.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe court&rsquo;s failure to remain politically neutral has produced widespread disenchantment. However, it remains the &ldquo;court of last resort&rdquo; for totally disenfranchised Palestinians, who hope the ICC will send a message by finally prosecuting Israel, and thus preventing more massacres, murders and crimes.","content_html":"<p>As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) The ICC was created in 1998 and has been criticized as a tool for Western interests, and especially for prosecuting, almost exclusively, Africans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Over 1,000 complaints have been filed against Israel for crimes in Palestine, the vast majority of which has never been investigated, and not a single indictment has ever been issued.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The massacre of thousands during the invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2014, the murder of over 100 protesters during the Great March of Return in 2017, the decade-long blockade of Gaza, as well as decades of apartheid policies have all gone<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>unpunished despite the mountains of evidence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The ICC&rsquo;s failure to act has powerful consequences: its refusal to prosecute gives Israel even more assurance that they can keep committing crimes with no fear of being called to justice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The court&rsquo;s failure to remain politically neutral has produced widespread disenchantment. However, it remains the &ldquo;court of last resort&rdquo; for totally disenfranchised Palestinians, who hope the ICC will send a message by finally prosecuting Israel, and thus preventing more massacres, murders and crimes.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2019-12-02 13:39:34","content_date_event":"2019-12-02 13:39:34","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2019-12-02 13:44:45","content_date_register":"2019-12-02 13:44:45","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":37627,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":30,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Pro-Palestinians at ICC demand prosecution of Israel for its crimes\n 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450_600_337.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450_650_365.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450_650_365.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2224281450,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/201912\/464249_2224281450.jpg","width":650,"height":365,"size":0}}}]}]]