The ICC case against Israel represents a relaxing of legal standards
Bensouda recommends the ICC recognize its territorial jurisdiction over “Palestine” as a prelude to examining war crimes allegations against Israeli citizens engaged in self-defense.
PROSECUTOR FATOU BENSOUDA waits for the start of the trial against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and former youth minister Charles Ble Goude at the International Criminal Court in The Hague last month.(photo credit: PETER DEJONG/REUTERS)ByJUSTIN C. DANILEWITZ