This week, Karim Khan, the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requested arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
Patrick Kingsley, the Times’s bureau chief in Jerusalem, explains why this may set up a possible showdown between the court and Israel with its biggest ally, the United States.
Guest: Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Why did a prosecutor go public with the arrest warrant requests?
- The warrant request appeared to shore up domestic support for Mr. Netanyahu.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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