Natacha Bracq
ON THE RECORD · 12 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Universal jurisdiction is our instrument, not our objective. Our objective is justice and accountability,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq concluded that universal jurisdiction is the foundation's instrument, while justice and accountability are its objective.
“political will does determine whether a warrant is executed”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq acknowledged that political will determines whether a warrant is executed.
“That arrest matters beyond the two individuals involved. It demonstrated that universal jurisdiction is not a theoretical instrument but one that puts suspects in a police station within hours, and the Belgian federal prosecutor has since referred the case onward to the International Criminal Court,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq pointed to a breakthrough in Belgium where federal police detained and questioned two Israeli soldiers after a foundation complaint.
“Our starting point is simple: Israeli soldiers documented their own crimes. They’ve posted tens of thousands of photos and videos from Gaza and Lebanon on TikTok, Instagram, X and Telegram, often with their faces and names attached,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq described the foundation's reliance on social media material published by Israeli soldiers themselves.
“Our collection and analysis follow the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations. Then the real work starts: verification. We geolocate every frame against satellite imagery, matching buildings, roads, water towers, destruction patterns,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq explained the verification process the foundation uses to make digital material admissible in legal cases.
“We now target the suppliers of the tools of the crime, including companies involved in producing weapons for Israel.”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq said the foundation now targets companies involved in producing weapons for Israel.
“No one gets impunity, from the trigger-puller to the decision-maker to the supplier,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq declared no one gets impunity, citing a criminal complaint in Poland against a state-owned TNT producer.
“no future window of opportunity finds the evidence missing.”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq noted that relentless documentation ensures evidence is preserved for future legal opportunities.
“Our focus has already expanded well beyond front-line soldiers because the strategy must evolve with the genocide itself and with our evidence,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq stated the foundation is expanding its legal efforts beyond front-line soldiers to weapons suppliers.
“international crimes carry no statute of limitations.”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq countered concerns about political will by noting international crimes carry no statute of limitations.
“These are ruptures in a system of impunity: the moment Israelis calculate that travelling abroad carries a real legal risk,”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq described legal actions in various countries as ruptures in a system of impunity for Israelis travelling abroad.
“If the authorities let him leave, he [Dafna] will go back and commit more crimes. When a state waves a suspect through its airport, knowing what is documented, it is breaching its obligations to prevent and punish genocide.”
Natacha Bracq · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Bracq explained the urgency of the foundation's UK criminal complaint against Israeli reservist Lidor Dafna.