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For Israelis, ICC decision hypocritical, politicized

Families of the three Israeli youths kidnapped and killed in 2014 wonder why the ICC would not start with an investigation into these murders.
<<enter caption here>> on June 16, 2014 in New York City.

Families of the three Israeli youths kidnapped and murdered in the West Bank on June 12, 2014, condemned the decision by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open a probe against Israel, specifically over events that took place in Palestinian territories that year.

Reportedly, Bensouda intends to investigate incidents that occurred during the 2014 Gaza war that began June 13 that year. In other words, the ICC will not look into the kidnappings and murders of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Frenkel.

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