Instead of slandering it, Israel should join ICC - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - OCTOBER 21: Fatou Bensouda (center-right), Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, listens to speeches during the opening ceremony of the congress of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) at the Gran Hotel on October 21, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan. The International Federation for Human Rights, (FIDH) organizes its 40th Congress, bringing together over 400 human rights defenders from around the world, with a focus on reclaiming the universality of human rights. Every — Fatou Bensouda (center-right), chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, listens to speeches during the opening ceremony of the congress of the International Federation of Human Rights at the Gran Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 21, 2019. — Omar Havana / Getty Images

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