The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Natanyahulaunched harsh attacks this Tuesday against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, given the possibility that it will issue arrest warrants against him, the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, and the head of the Army, Herzl Halevi, this week. for alleged war crimes against Palestinian civilians.
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“This court has no authority over the State of Israel. The possibility of it issuing arrest warrants for war crimes against IDF (security forces) commanders and state leaders is a scandal on a historic scale,” the president said in a recorded speech.
This court has no authority over the State of Israel. The possibility of him issuing arrest warrants for war crimes against IDF (security forces) commanders and state leaders is a scandal on a historic scale.
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The purpose is to “cripple the State of Israel’s ability to defend itself,” Netanyahu continued, calling it “an unprecedented anti-Semitic hate crime.”
“Eighty years after the Holocaust, the international organizations that emerged to prevent another Holocaust are considering denying the Jewish State its right to defend itself. Against whom? Against those who broke in and continue to work openly to commit another genocide. How absurd, what a distortion of justice and history,” added Netanyahu.
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According to this media, both the Ministry of Justice and the Army lawyers are trying to prevent it from reaching that point, and allies of Israel such as the United States would be mediating with the ICC attorney general, Karim Khan, to delay or even prevent the issuance of court orders.
Netanyahu also asked other world leaders on Tuesday to speak out “firmly” against any action by the ICC.
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