{"id":156940,"date":"2024-05-20T14:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=156940"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:59:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:59:33","slug":"international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=156940","title":{"rendered":"International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Karim Khan, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, Yoav Gallant, Israeli Defense Minister, and Hamas leaders, on suspicions of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This move received criticism from the United States. Neither the United States nor Israel are a party to the ICC. The ICC has limited jurisdiction, “stepping aside” when a nation investigates and prosecutes a criminal issue.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Secretary of State Antony Blinken also took aim at the ICC’s announcement, saying in a separate statement Monday that the State Department rejects the “[p]rosecutor’s [sic] equivalence of Israel with Hamas,” calling it “shameful.”<\/p>\n

“The United States has been clear since well before the current conflict that that ICC has no jurisdiction over this matter. The ICC was established by its state parties as a court of limited jurisdiction. Those limits are rooted in principles of complementarity, which do not appear to have been applied here amid the Prosecutor’s rush to seek these arrest warrants rather than allowing the Israeli legal system a full and timely opportunity to proceed,” Blinken argued.<\/p>\n

Blinken noted that in other matters, “the Prosecutor deferred to national investigations and worked with states to allow them time to investigate” and “did not afford the same opportunity to Israel, which has ongoing investigations into allegations against its personnel.”<\/p>\n

“There are also deeply troubling process questions. Despite not being a member of the court, Israel was prepared to cooperate with the Prosecutor. In fact, the Prosecutor himself was scheduled to visit Israel as early as next week to discuss the investigation and hear from the Israeli Government,” Blinken continued. “The Prosecutor’s staff was supposed to land in Israel today to coordinate the visit. Israel was informed that they did not board their flight around the same time that the Prosecutor went on cable television to announce the charges. These and other circumstances call into question the legitimacy and credibility of this investigation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norman, G. (2024, May 20). Biden slams ICC’s ‘outrageous’ request for Netanyahu arrest warrant. Fox News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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