The court’s accusation was also against his former Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, and for a the leader of Hamas, Mohamed Deifwhich for Israel is dead but this could not be confirmed yet. However, these protagonists They did not express themselves about it still.
After the indictment, Netanyahu responded to the ICC, accusing it of having issued a “anti-Semitic” ruling. Then, he asserted: “No anti-Israeli decision in the Court of The Hague will prevent the State of Israel defend your citizens. Israel will not recognize the validity of this decision“.
He then proceeded to describe the organization as being “partial and discriminatory”calling the accusation “absurd and false.” At the same time, the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon scale day after day.
“The ICC’s anti-Semitic decision is equivalent to the modern Dreyfus trialand it will also end like this” he stressed with more than evident anger.
During his speech, Netanyahu also said: “I will not give in to pressure, I will not retreat and I will not retreat until all war objectives are achieved set by Israel at the beginning of the campaign”.
Finally, he also attacked the prosecutor Karim Khan expressing that “the decision was made by a corrupt chief prosecutor who was trying to save his skin from serious charges of sexual harassment, and by biased judges motivated by anti-Semitic hatred of Israel.”
The International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of Netanyahu
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled this Thursday arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuand his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. They point them out as top officials responsible for the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip at least since October 8 of last year.
The judges also approved the arrest warrant for Mohammed Deifa senior official Hamas considered head of its military wing, although Israel already declared him dead in an Israeli attack launched last June against the Strip. The death was never confirmed by the Islamist group.
The decision makes Netanyahu and the others suspects wanted internationally and can complicate efforts to negotiate a ceasefire to end the 13-month conflict. However, its practical implications could be limited, since Israel and its main ally, the United States, are not members of the court.
What is the ICC
The ICC is a court of last resort that only prosecutes cases when national law enforcement authorities are unable or unwilling to investigate. Israel is not a member state of the court and the country has had difficulty investigating itself in the past, human rights groups say.
Despite the arrest warrants, it is unlikely that any of the suspects will appear before judges in The Hague in the near future. The court does not have police to enforce arrest warrants, so depends on the cooperation of its member states.
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