Human rights attorneys turned to the International Criminal Court after multiple unsuccessful attempts to address the involvement of American officials through the U.S. federal court system. The legal dossier focuses on actions that allegedly aided and abetted war crimes and genocide during a campaign that killed over 74,500 Palestinians in Gaza over three years. Organizers proceeded after a federal judge barred the Trump administration from penalizing domestic rights groups aiding the court.
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The legal filing marks an escalation by domestic advocates seeking international prosecut…: The legal filing marks an escalation by domestic advocates seeking international prosecution for U.S. military and diplomatic support of Israel.
Washington has heightened its battle with the ICC by sanctioning court leaders and attemp…: Washington has heightened its battle with the ICC by sanctioning court leaders and attempting to sever its access to the global banking system.
The complaint lands while the ICC navigates internal turmoil, with two deputy prosecutors…: The complaint lands while the ICC navigates internal turmoil, with two deputy prosecutors running the office following Karim Khan's ouster.
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A group of US taxpayers and international human rights lawyers have officially called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Donald Trump and his top diplomat Marco Rubio for "aiding and abetting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed by Israel in Gaza".
They announced it at a press conference at the court's home in The Hague, in the Netherlands, on Wednesday.
The submission to the court was organised by the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag), and includes sworn affidavits from doctors who worked in Gaza, firsthand eyewitness accounts, whistleblower testimony, video evidence, and extensive documentation of what they say is US military, financial, diplomatic, and political support for Israel, the group said.
Among those involved are Dr Feroze Sidhwa, a trauma surgeon who undertook two missions in Gaza, and David McIntosh, a former contractor with the scandal-plagued and now defunct Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, both of whom have previously shared their detailed experiences with Middle East Eye.
It took nearly a year to compile the necessary proof that without the US, Israel could not have carried out…
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