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The international criminal court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza has been welcomed by Palestinians as a landmark moment in their decade-long fight to challenge the Israeli occupation through international institutions. Thursday’s announcement from the international criminal court’s pretrial chamber of arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin […]
Hungary, unlike the United States, is a signatory to the court, which accused the Israeli leader of war crimes in Gaza. Source link
Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court arrest warrant, as world leaders split over the ICC’s momentous decision. The world’s highest criminal court issued warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the […]
Biden says arrest warrant against Netanyahu is ‘outrageous’, while Hungary pledges to ignore the ICC
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said he will invite Netanyahu to visit in defiance of the ICC. Source link
ICC ARREST WARRANTS The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and senior Hamas official Mohammed Deif. Judges at the ICC issued the warrants on Thursday for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Israel’s war in Gaza, the ABC […]
Netanyahu’s office: ICC ruling is ‘absurd and false lies’ and ‘antisemitic’ In his first response to the ICC issuing a warrant for his arrest on allegations of war crimes, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has described the ruling as “absurd and false lies” and said the decision is “antisemitic.” Benjamin Netanyahu’s office say they categorically reject the […]
THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the October 2023 attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory. The decision […]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 October 2023. Abir Sultan Pool/ Pool via REUTERS/ File photo AMSTERDAM — The International Criminal Court in The Hague said on Thursday that it had issued warrants for the arrest of […]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reassess his position regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) and consider rejoining the international tribunal. Pimentel made the call before members of the diplomatic community during a foreign policy address at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday. The senator said […]
Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States will be even more chaotic than the 2016-2020 version. Dr Marty Hirst has some sobering reflections on Trump’s triumph and the grim future it foreshadows. DONALD TRUMP’S SECOND TERM will be a Devil’s symphony of chaos, violence and organised hate. There will be no peace […]