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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Why legal action against alleged Israeli war crimes is so slow
Description: When the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last year accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant of crimes against humanity, it seemed like a watershed moment.
Global anger over Israel's war in Gaza had long been at boiling point, with people demanding justice for the victims of war.
But to this day, they have not been arrested. At the same time, provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice in early 2024 obliging Israel to facilitate the entry and distribution of aid in Gaza appear to have been ignored...