{"id":5417,"date":"2026-07-26T17:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:43:29","slug":"con-job-netanyahu-celebrates-icc-prosecutors-dismissal-after-arrest-warrant-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5417","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Con job&#8217;: Netanyahu celebrates ICC prosecutor&#8217;s dismissal after arrest warrant battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132645510,imgsize-30208,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg\" alt=\"'Con job': Netanyahu celebrates ICC prosecutor's dismissal after arrest warrant battle\" title=\"Israel PM Netanyahu revels over dismissal of ICC judge\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Israel PM Netanyahu revels over dismissal of ICC judge\">Israel PM Netanyahu revels over dismissal of ICC judge<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/netanyahu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> has welcomed the dismissal of International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, calling him a &#8220;con job&#8221; after Khan was removed over allegations of sexual misconduct.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;I welcome the decision, supported by an overwhelming majority of countries, to remove Karim Khan,&#8221; Netanyahu said in a statement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Speaking on Fox News, Netanyahu claimed Khan had filed charges against him to distract from his own alleged crimes. &#8220;He thought, if there&#8217;s an indictment, I&#8217;m going to have a job. There was an indictment, and he lost his job. He lost his job because he was removed by a vast majority of nations who knew that he was a con job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Qkqxz\">\n<h2>CJP Jantar Mantar Protest Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Khan sought arrest warrants for Netanyahu <\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Khan had successfully pushed in 2024 for Netanyahu and Gallant to be charged with alleged war crimes over the Gaza war. The ICC said there were &#8220;reasonable grounds&#8221; to believe they &#8220;intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The move, which sparked the ire of Israel&#8217;s ally the United States, complicated Netanyahu&#8217;s travels to countries that are members of the Hague-based court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Khan was suspended last month by a key governing body of the ICC. In a vote on Friday at UN headquarters in New York, 82 of 125 members voted by secret ballot for his removal for &#8220;serious misconduct and a serious breach of duty.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Khan has denied all accusations of wrongdoing. His lawyer said he plans to challenge the decision &#8220;through all available legal mechanisms.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Netanyahu also targets <keyword id=\"4615871\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"mamdani\" source=\"Orion\">Mamdani<\/keyword><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Netanyahu also took aim at New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who previously expressed his desire to arrest the Israeli premier if he visited the city but admitted this week he did not have such authority.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Khan&#8217;s dismissal shows that Mamdani was basing his pursuit on &#8220;bogus charges,&#8221; Netanyahu claimed, while also accusing the mayor of &#8220;fomenting hate&#8221; against Jews.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Netanyahu said he intends to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. &#8220;I intend to come and speak the truth, speak for Israel and for the Israeli-American alliance from the podium of the United Nations,&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/con-job-netanyahu-celebrates-icc-prosecutors-dismissal-after-arrest-warrant-battle\/articleshow\/132645478.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel PM Netanyahu revels over dismissal of ICC judge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the dismissal of International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, calling him a &#8220;con job&#8221; after Khan was removed over allegations of sexual misconduct.&#8220;I welcome the decision, supported by an overwhelming majority of countries, to remove Karim Khan,&#8221; Netanyahu said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/israel-pm-netanyahu.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Israel PM Netanyahu revels over dismissal of ICC judge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the dismissal of International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, calling him a &#8220;con job&#8221; 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