The United States rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoal Galant.
Europe has declared respect for the independence of the judiciary, and Amnesty International has declared a “historic breakthrough” for justice.
The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, responded to the ISS arrest warrant and noted that the ISS decision is binding on all countries that have ratified the Rome Statute.
The Dutch Foreign Minister responded to the ISS decision. Caspar Veldkamp said that Netanyahu is ready to be arrested if he appears in the country.
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, commenting on the orders, said the country respects the independence of the International Criminal Court.
There is no moral equality between Israel, democracy and Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah, which are terrorist organizations. “We remain focused on pushing for an immediate ceasefire to end the devastating violence in Gaza,” he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country will abide by all decisions made by international courts.
It’s really important that everyone respects international law,” Trudeau said at a news conference. — We defend international law and will comply with all rulings and decisions of international courts.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp stated in parliament that “The Netherlands of course respects the independence of the ISS” and added:
We will not engage in non-essential contact or act on arrest warrants. We fully adhere to the Rome Statute of the ISS.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said France’s response to the warrants would be “in accordance with the ISS charter,” but declined to say whether France would arrest Netanyahu if he were to visit the country. “This is a legally complex issue,” he said.
Members of the Israeli government have accused the ISS of anti-Semitism after it issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant. This was reported by The Times of Israel.
Israel will not apologize for protecting its citizens. This is not a crime, it is our national and moral duty,” said Transport Minister Regev.
Let us recall that on November 21, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Gaza war.
The ISS also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas leader Ibrahim al-Masri, who Israel said was killed in an airstrike in July this year.
However, Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied his death, and prosecutors have said they will continue to gather information about his death.
Hamas said it welcomed the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes related to the Gaza war.
Source: Racurs
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