Fatou Bensouda on Israeli threats against her and the ICC
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“Fatou Bensouda, former International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by Wikipedia and the official International Criminal Court (ICC) website, stating Fatou Bensouda was elected Prosecutor of the ICC.
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— Fatou Bom Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer and former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who has served as the Gambian High Commissioner to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatou_Bensouda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatou_Bensouda
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— On 12 December 2011, Ms Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was elected by consensus Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court by the Assembly of States Parties.
https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/otp/who-s-who/fatou-bensouda
https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/otp/who-s-who/fatou-bensouda
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— Dec 19, 2025 ... Dr. Fatou Bensouda, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and now The Gambia's High Commissioner to the United ...
https://law.stanford.edu/press/ralston-prize-awarded-to-fato…
https://law.stanford.edu/press/ralston-prize-awarded-to-fato…
“she faced while pursuing investigations on Palestine”
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Multiple sources discuss Bensouda's tenure as Prosecutor and the investigations she left behind; specifically, the evidence mentions the US sanctions were a reaction to ICC actions against Israel/Palestine, confirming the context of her investigations into Palestine.
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— Dec 14, 2020 ... The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or the "Court"), Mrs Fatou Bensouda, today published her annual Report on ...
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/prosecutor-international-crimin…
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/prosecutor-international-crimin…
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— Jan 26, 2021 ... ICC investigations: what prosecutor Bensouda leaves behind. Last December, the International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced ...
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/68812-icc-investigations-what…
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/68812-icc-investigations-what…
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— Feb 13, 2021 ... JFK will speak together with Fatou Bensuda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Both Africans that have excelled in the field ...
https://www.facebook.com/InternationalCriminalCourt/posts/-i…
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“Bensouda also reflects on US sanctions”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the United States imposed sanctions on ICC officials (including the prosecutor) in response to investigations involving Israel and the US.
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— The ICC’s recent actions against Israel and the United States set a dangerous precedent, directly endangering current and former United States personnel, including active service members of the Armed …
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/impo…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/impo…
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— US imposed sanctions on nine judges and a prosecutor after ICC issued arrest warrants for members of Israeli cabinet.The US says it has sanctioned the ICC officials for directly engaging in efforts by…
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/24/former-internati…
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/24/former-internati…
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— The ICC counts 125 member states around the world, including the UK and many European nations. The UK, France and Germany were among the 79 signatories to a joint statement issued on Friday to condemn…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p19l24g2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p19l24g2o
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