The Netherlands’ foreign ministry has summoned Israel’s ambassador to the country and called on him to explain alleged spying and surveillance against officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dutch officials asked to meet Ambassador Modi Ephraim after an investigation by The Guardian found that Israel had tried to harass, intimidate, and undermine staff from the ICC over a period spanning nine years. The ICC is headquartered in the Dutch city of The Hague and Netherlands authorities must provide safety and security to the court’s staff under an agreement, ensuring that the ICC is “…