A new international court might indict Jewish settlers or soldiers for war crimes, Israel’s attorney general warned. Commenting on the upcoming inauguration of the new International Criminal Court in The Hague on July 1, Elyakim Rubinstein told a Knesset committee this week that it is not clear whether the tribunal may try to take action against settlers or soldiers for their activities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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