The US-based nonprofit urged the International Criminal Court to investigate former President Joe Biden and two cabinet members about war crimes and accomplices against humanity in Gaza.
The request, submitted last month by Arab World Democracy, but published by the group on Monday, urges the ICC to investigate Biden, former Secretary of State and former Secretary of State Lloyd Austin. Their “the role of accessories in aid and begging as well as intentionally contribute to Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.”
Last year, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Joa Garant and Hamas military leader Mohamed Deif. .
Dawn’s 172-page submission states that it was prepared with the support of ICC registered lawyers and other war crime experts, but former US officials in support of Israel have said that Rome, the court’s founding charter It alleges that it violated the legal provisions.
According to a press release, the group’s submission to the ICC was “deliberate and purposeful by these officials to provide military, political and public support to promote Israeli crime in Gaza.” It shows what we describe as a “pattern of decisions.” “It effectively enables at least $17.9 billion in weapons transfer, intelligence sharing, targeting support, diplomatic protection and official recognition of Israeli crimes.”
One sentence from the submission states that “continued political and military support to Israel, while fully aware of the specific crimes committed by Netanyahu, Gallant and his subordinates, President Biden, Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin. and claims that they have made a purposeful contribution by providing unconditionally. These commissions of crimes, even if at least they do not seek to promote such criminal conduct; At least they know the group’s intentions.
“Biden, Blinken and secretary Austin ignore and justify the overwhelming evidence of Israel’s grotesque and deliberate crimes and to transfer weapons to Israel,” Dawn’s executive director Salaria Whitson said in a statement. They have doubled, not only rejected their staff’s recommendations to prevent them. By providing unconditional military and political support to Israel, they are able to ensure that the atrocities are carried out. I’ll do it.”
The statement also points to the political support the United States has provided to Israel through its veto of multiple ceasefire resolutions at the UN Security Council.
Earlier this month, Donald Trump signed an executive order approving aggressive economic sanctions against the ICC, denounced organizations of “illegal and unfounded behaviour” targeting the United States and Israel.
In a statement Monday, Dawn also said Trump’s orders against the ICC could expose him to “individual criminal liability for obstructing justice.”
The group also places him under the “personal liability for war and invasion crimes” if Trump implements his proposed plan to forcibly drive all Palestinians out of Gaza He added.
Dawn’s advocacy director, Raed Jarrar, said the plan deserves an ICC investigation. “It supported Israeli crimes, not only did it be, but it ordered forced relocation and ordered crimes against humanity under Roman law.”
