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<\/p>\nAccording to the report, the claims are based on an affidavit submitted to the FBI, supported by audio recordings. The affidavit was provided by a person familiar with a private intelligence operation linked to the case, who requested anonymity. It has been shared with several members of the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n
Karim Khan announcing an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and Gallant<\/p>\n
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Khan did move forward with seeking arrest warrants against Netanyahu in November 2024, shortly after a subordinate accused him of sexual assault. Khan has denied the allegations. He took leave about a year ago, and this month the ICC\u2019s governing body determined that disciplinary proceedings against him should be advanced.<\/p>\n
The affidavit alleges that the Qatari government offered to \u201ctake care of\u201d Khan if he acted against Netanyahu. In recordings cited by the Journal, a manager of the intelligence operation is heard saying: \u201cIt was all in the context of issuing the warrant. That was essentially the deal.\u201d He added that Khan had expressed fear about proceeding, and was told: \u201cIf you do it, we will take care of you.\u201d The manager said the support came from \u201cthe state,\u201d not an individual.<\/p>\n
The claims emerge alongside earlier reporting by The Guardian about a private intelligence operation with alleged links to Qatar, conducted by at least two firms, Highgate and Elicius Intelligence, aimed at discrediting the woman who accused Khan.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n 4 View gallery <\/p>\n Karim Khan <\/p>\n (Photo: Piroschka Van De Wouw, Reuters)<\/p>\n According to the affidavit, the operation also targeted two Americans: Thomas Lynch, a senior ICC official who first reported the assault allegation, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. Sources told the Journal that some ICC officials who became targets were later interviewed by the Netherlands\u2019 counterterrorism agency.<\/p>\n Recordings reviewed by the newspaper include investigators referring to Qatar as the \u201cclient state\u201d and instructing colleagues to use coded language such as \u201cState Q.\u201d Two sources familiar with the operation confirmed Qatar was the client.<\/p>\n The affidavit also states that a source linked to Elicius claimed\u2014without providing evidence\u2014that Israel\u2019s Mossad intelligence agency believed Khan to be a Qatari agent. This led members of the private intelligence team to discuss the possibility. In one recording, the operation\u2019s manager says he spoke with \u201cthe client\u201d about the claim and that they were \u201cnot surprised\u201d by suggestions that Qatar was supporting Khan.<\/p>\n \u201cNot long they\u2019ve been wrapping him in their arms,\u201d the manager says in the recording. \u201cEverything is in the context of the warrant.\u201d<\/p>\n The recordings further show investigators speculating about possible links between Khan\u2019s accuser\u2014a Malaysian Muslim lawyer at the ICC\u2014and Israel or Jewish individuals. In one exchange, an investigator notes: \u201cThe complainant didn\u2019t have a Jewish grandmother.\u201d Others discussed the possibility she held a secret Israeli passport, a theory later included in internal tasking documents reviewed by the Journal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 View gallery <\/p>\n Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting US Senator Lindsey Graham <\/p>\n (Photo: Maayan Toaf\/GPO)<\/p>\n According to The Guardian, investigators also attempted to access the woman\u2019s private travel history, her child\u2019s birth certificate, and even some of her online passwords. Highgate denied seeking such information.<\/p>\n In another recording, investigators speculate about the woman\u2019s husband, suggesting that past employment connected to a company with a kosher food subsidiary might indicate a cover for intelligence activity. These theories did not produce evidence, and investigators also considered whether the complainant may have been manipulated by others.<\/p>\n Tasking documents instructed investigators to examine \u201cany connection between Thomas Lynch and Israel\/Jewish heritage.\u201d A dossier on Lynch, including family photos, was circulated. Another document suggested\u2014without substantiation\u2014that Lynch had developed \u201cclose ties\u201d with Senator Graham and might serve as a conduit to pro-Israel political networks in Washington.<\/p>\n Lynch rejected the claims, calling them \u201cdisturbing\u201d and beyond acceptable conduct.<\/p>\n Sources familiar with the operation said all efforts to find evidence linking the complainant to an Israeli plot failed. The woman, for her part, has alleged that Khan himself pressured her to withdraw her complaint, telling her to \u201cthink about the Palestinian arrest warrants.\u201d<\/p>\n She testified to U.N. investigators that Khan summoned her to a hotel suite in New York and forced her into sexual relations on multiple occasions. Khan denies any misconduct.<\/p>\n![\"\u05e7\u05d0\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BkWCin2Gkg_0_39_2047_1152_0_x-large.jpg\" "\\"Karim")
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