Netanyahu's ICC lawsuit against Erdogan is largely symbolic

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to file a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is largely symbolic. Lyudmila Samarskaya, a researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies laboratory at the IMEMO RAS, stated this in an interview with Mail News.

“Today it is difficult to imagine its practical success,” she said. According to the expert, Israeli-Turkish relations are already quite complex, and the lawsuit is unlikely to become a significant additional factor.

Samarskaya also noted that the parties do not seek direct conflict. “The tension is high at the rhetorical level. In addition, their interests partly collide in Syria, but the prerequisites for a direct clash are still not visible,” she added.