ICC must prosecute Hamas for crimes against humanity mass murder, kidnapping, rape, targeting of civilianfamilies
The Simon Wiesenthal Center condemns Hamas and Khaled Mashal who have issued a statement designating tomorrow, Friday, October13, 2023, as a day of general mobilization for the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operations. In the statement, it urged Palestinians in the West Bank and within Israel to participate in large-scale ralliesand confront Israeli soldiers at every opportunity.
Extending its call to Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, and advocates of freedom worldwide, Hamas exhorted them todedicate this coming Friday as a day of unwavering support, to "expose the occupation and earn the honor of taking part in defending Al-Aqsa Mosque and to “show anger” toward Zionists andAmerica.
Simon Wiesenthal Center statement:
“Instead of providing aid and comfort to terrorist Hamas’s top leaders, Qatar should turn them over to theInternational Criminal Court for them to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity including mass murder, kidnapping, rape, targeting of civilian families including the killing and beheading of40 Israeli infants in one community.
Hamas’s top leadership should no longer have a safe haven anywhere else in the world but Tehran with theirpaymasters and ultimate supporters.”
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