The chief prosecutor of the ICC, Karim Khan, disclosed that the ICC seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leader Sinwar for crimes against humanity.
The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) caused a stir when it issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, but now the same Western authorities are horrified that it would do the same for US partner Benjamin Netanyahu.
The upcoming formal arrest warrant applications, which also include Israel's defense minister, have been denounced by the Biden administration as "outrageous". The entire statement is given below:
BLINKEN on ICC warrants for Netanyahu/Gallant:
The United States fundamentally rejects the announcement today from the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he is applying for arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials, together with warrants for Hamas… pic.twitter.com/Z5wPsJaD63
In an apparent attempt to maintain "balance," the ICC pro...