Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert launched an unprecedented attack on Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank, describing what is happening as murder, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. Olmert affirmed in media statements that these systematic practices against Palestinians will not go unpunished internationally, indicating that the occupying state is on the verge of a harsh legal confrontation before international judicial bodies.
Olmert explicitly warned that those who commit these acts and those responsible for providing political and military cover for them will soon find themselves behind bars at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He considered that the continuation of violations in the West Bank represents a moral and legal decline that threatens the future of the entity and places it in suffocating international isolation, especially in light of the increasing reports documenting these transgressions.
In a direct and sharp message, Olmert addressed both Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Police Commissioner Danny Levy, demanding their immediate intervention to stop what he described as a catastrophe. He stressed that the silence of military and security leaders on the crimes of settlers and field units will make them partners in the criminal responsibility that international courts will consider later.
These statements come amid an escalation of Israeli attacks in West Bank cities and villages since October 2023, which included field killings, widespread demolition of homes, and forced displacement of residents. This wave of violence has resulted in the martyrdom of 1,340 Palestinians and the injury of about 11,750 others, in addition to arrest campaigns that affected nearly 22,000 Palestinian citizens.
On the international legal front, political circles are awaiting the repercussions of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court in November 2024 against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. The Israeli leadership faces accusations of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, charges that were reinforced after the court's appeals chamber rejected the Israeli appeals submitted to stop the investigations.
In a related context, the effects of the genocide war in the Gaza Strip continue to cast a shadow over the scene, despite the ceasefire agreement that came into effect in October 2025. That war left enormous destruction affecting 90% of the civilian infrastructure, with a heavy toll of victims exceeding 72,000 martyrs, amid UN estimates that reconstruction requires a huge budget of up to 70 billion dollars.
Olmert's position reflects a state of deep internal division within the Israeli political and security elite regarding the feasibility of extremist policies in the West Bank. These warnings coincide with increasing international fears of the current government's intention to proceed with plans to officially annex the West Bank, which could lead to a complete explosion of the situation in the region.
Save the country from this catastrophe.. You will come to The Hague.
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Olmert opens fire on occupation leaders: We are committing ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and will be dragged to The Hague