‘Anti-semitic’: Netanyahu responds to ICC arrest warrant for alleged Gaza war crimes

Published On : 2024-11-22T09:20:12+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism after it issued arrest warrants against him and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Netanyahu likened the ICC’s decision to the Dreyfus affair and said: “The anti-Semitic decision of the International Criminal Court is comparable to a modern-day Dreyfus trial and it will end in the same way.”

The warrants, announced in The Hague, cite alleged crimes committed from October 8 2023 to May 20 2024.

Netanyahu defended Israel's military campaign in Gaza launched after Hamas's October 7 attacks dismissing the ICC's actions as baseless accusations.

He questioned ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's integrity suggesting the warrants were issued to distract from harassment allegations Khan has faced.

Meanwhile Yoav Gallant condemned the warrants calling them a “dangerous precedent” that equates Israel's actions with Hamas's terrorism.

The United States rejected the ruling citing jurisdictional concerns while the EU deemed the warrants “binding.”

In response to the ruling Amnesty International urged ICC member states to arrest those charged labelling Netanyahu as a wanted man. Meanwhile Hamas welcomed the decision as a step towards justice while Turkey called for action

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

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