Those familiar with Karim Khan’s track record as International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor know that the arrest warrants for war crimes in Gaza are a dramatic u-turn of past form. Since Khan took office in the summer of 2021, he has been largely inactive in investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine, stalling proceedings, and in general showing a marked disinterest in the victims of Israel’s occupation. This evasive apathy, his subservience towards the US, and his bias towards Israel have earned him the reputation of being closer to the tyrants and criminals that he is prosecuting than to t…