Middle East Eye (MEE) revealed on 9 June that former UK prime minister David Cameron had threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Israel’s behalf, trying to stop the court issuing arrest warrants for the war criminals behind the ongoing genocide in Gaza. And although Cameron could face prosecution as a result of his unscrupulous efforts, the mainstream media seems to have agreed not to cover the story.

From the BBC to the Times, the Guardian to the Telegraph, and all through the slimy establishment swampland of Britain’s mainstream media, it’s as if this didn’t happen or didn’t matter. But it did, and it does. Because a high-level British politician trying to interfere with an international institution on behalf of a genocidal state is precisely the kind of thing UK media should be shouting from the rooftops – especially when that politician may be criminally liable for doing so.

David Cameron: arrest warrant or even jail time possible

Months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, David Cameron spoke to ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan on the phone, threatening to “defund the court and withdraw from the Rome Statute” (the founding charter of the court) if the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals. According to sources around Khan after the exchange, he suggested the threats may constitute blackmail, adding that they debased both Cameron and Britain, bringing shame to them both. Four legal experts, meanwhile, told MEE that the ICC could use Article 70 in the Rome Statute to go after Cameron as a result of the call. This punishes parties responsible for:

impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties; and retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official.

Because the ICC is in a vulnerable position due to overwhelming US hostility to international law, it is unlikely to seek Cameron’s prosecution. But theoretically, he could face an ICC arrest warrant himself and even a sentence of five years in prison.

UN expert Francesca Albanese told MEE that, if there’s evidence of Cameron’s interaction with Khan, he may have committed a “criminal offence” and “an obstruction of justice”.

Defence of Israel’s genocide has exposed Britain as a ‘gangster nation and rogue state’

Journalist Peter Oborne, meanwhile asserted that David Cameron had “disgraced Britain” and:

should be held accountable for his blatant attempt to bully the court in defence of Israel

He added that Cameron had been:

caught red-handed in an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

And via his actions, he has joined:

a small group of unsavoury world leaders who have menaced or bullied the ICC.

He also made Britain:

part of a group of gangster nations and rogue states

Oborne urged the Keir Starmer’s government to launch “an urgent enquiry” into Cameron’s behaviour. A number of MPs to the left of Starmer’s regime have already called for action too.

Shameful silence from a subservient, complicit media

If you search for ‘David Cameron’ and the ‘ICC’ online right now, you will see nothing from Britain’s mainstream media outlets on the scandal. In fact, you’ll find much more about cricket! And that says everything you need to know about how the establishment media works in Britain. The state and its genocide–supporting agenda will always receive the faithful support of its propaganda wing… but only until it’s impossible for outlets to ignore a story.

So how about we try and make it harder for the propagandists to ignore this? You can complain to the BBC here, the Guardian here, the Mirror here, the Independent here, the Times here, the Telegraph here, Sky News here, ITV here, and Channel 4 News here. Ask them and others why they decided not to cover Cameron’s actions and possible prosecution. Tell them why this matters to you, and why they will lose your trust if they fail to report on it.

Featured image via the Canary

By Ed Sykes

This post was originally published on Canary.