Please join MEF for a webinar with MK Michal Colter-Wunsh today at 2pm EDT!
The Middle East Forum cordially invites you to a webinar:
Is the ICC Prosecuting or Persecuting Israel? Does it Matter?
with MK Michal Colter-Wunsh
Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) lead prosecutor, concluded a formal preliminary examination of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in late 2019. Despite Israel’s objections, she moved forward requesting a Pre-Trial Chamber on the basis of Palestinian consent, on which the Pre-Trial Chamber is expected to make a decision shortly. This possible investigation raises concerns that the ICC is ignoring clear international law to pursue a politically expedient investigation. What implications does this case have for the Court? Does it matter for Israel?
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 2:00-2:15p.m. EDT
Online:
Click hereto join just before 2 pm EDT or Webinar ID: 836 6136 4363 Passcode: 775737 By Phone: US: +16465588656,,83661364363#,,775737#,,#
Michal Cotler-Wunsh is an attorney, Israel’s point person for the ICC investigation, and a member of Israel’s Knesset for the Blue and White Party. She is the daughter of Irwin Cotler and Ariela Ze’evi, parliamentary secretary for Menachem Begin. She received her LL.B from Hebrew University, an LL.M from Montreal’s McGill University, and a PhD in law from Hebrew University. Ms. Cotler-Wunsh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Canada, and served as a lone soldier in the IDF before moving to Israel with her husband and children.
The Middle East Forum, an activist think tank, deals with the Middle East, Islamism, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics, urging bold measures to protect Americans and their allies. Pursuing its goals via intellectual, operational, and philanthropic means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government.
