UK judge orders ICJ Palestine to pay £82,130 to British-Israeli IDF soldier it tried to prosecute

A UK judge has ordered ICJ Palestine (ICJP) to pay £82,130 in legal costs to a British-Israeli IDF soldier, identified as Soldier A, after the organization unsuccessfully attempted to prosecute him. The ICJP sought to prosecute Soldier A for allegedly breaching Britain's Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870 by serving in the Israeli military. Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring of Westminster Magistrates' Court dismissed the attempt as “fundamentally misconceived in law,” stating the Act does not apply to dual nationals. Goldspring ruled that the ICJP's prosecution involved “culpable, profound breaches of the fundamental duty of candor,” leading to the order for them to cover Soldier A's full legal expenses. Soldier A stated, “It really shows that justice can prevail.”