The announcement by International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that she was considering prosecuting IDF officers for war crimes was based on two assumptions: the first, that Israel perpetrates war crimes, and the second, that Israel’s legal system cannot be trusted to handle the issue.
How B’Tselem is helping the ICC target Israel
The Israeli rights group B'Tselem, as well as other NGOs, receive grants – often from European governments – that are earmarked for activity intended to make Israel vulnerable to prosecution in the International Criminal Court.