Janaury 16, 2009, Jerusalem: The Alternative Information Center (AIC) has added its name to the list of 100 civil society groups demanding the opening of a procedure by the International Court of Justice in the Hague to investigate Israeli leaders for war crimes.

“The Israeli perpetuators of these crimes must be tried in an international court of justice for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in particular Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni, Chief of Staff General Gabi Ashkenazi, and Air Force Commander General Ido Nechushtan,” the organization said in a statement on its website. “Their crimes are definitely not less horrible than the ones that brought Milosevic and his generals to an international war crimes tribunal.”

The AIC believes Israeli military actions that have killed hundreds of civilians in the Gaza Strip violate international law and constitute war crimes. The group is asking that until a case is opened, civil society throughout the world campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

The AIC, a joint Israeli and Palestinian organization based in Jerusalem and the West Bank, is a partner of The Advocacy Project (AP).