The International Criminal Court and Israeli settlements: a travesty of justice? The International Criminal Court has decided to investigate “war crimes committed in the territory of Palestine”. There are two kinds of war crimes it will investigate: (a) crimes concerning the use of force by Israeli and Hamas forces during Gaza conflicts since 2014; and (b) Israel’s “settlements policies” in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The allegation that Israeli settlements policies constitute war crimes raises very important issues. They are…