Former ICC prosecutor says Mossad chief pressured her to stop investigating Israel war crimes

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Former ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda stated that Yossi Cohen, then-head of Israel's Mossad, pressured her to drop investigations into alleged war crimes in occupied Palestine. Bensouda detailed meetings with Cohen, including one in New York, where he explicitly demanded she halt the investigation, which she interpreted as threats against her and her family.

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Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 10:06 Fatou Bensouda says she 'felt left alone' and 'unsupported' as the Dutch government failed to protect her during intimidation campaign over Palestine case Then ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda during the closing statements of the trial of former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda in the Hague, Netherlands, 28 August 2018 (AFP) Off Former International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the then-head of Israel's Mossad

Former ICC prosecutor says Mossad chief pressured her to stop investigating Israel war crimes

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