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Specifically, Republicans are talking about modifying an existing bill that would impose sanctions on the ICC if it arrests, investigates or prosecutes any protected person of the United States or its allies.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that it intends to issue arrest warrants against the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, and the leaders of Hamas.
But this decision, despite the objections from the affected parties, such as from Israel and Hamas, has encountered a series of unprecedented objections from Western politicians from around the world. All in defense of one person, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The first was US President Joe Biden who strongly denounced the decision of the International Criminal Court prosecutor to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. He also called the equivalence made between Hamas and Israel unprecedented.
" Let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor may mean, there is no equivalence - none - between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security ," the president wrote.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on the other hand, said that the US has its doubts about the process followed by the ICC to reach the arrest warrants.
Israel was informed and they did not board their flight at the same time the prosecutor went on cable television to announce the charges. These and other circumstances call into question the legitimacy and credibility of this investigation ," Blinken said, adding that the US also believed the ICC lacked jurisdiction over the matter.
Blinken also said the US strongly opposes ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's announcement today of arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials along with Hamas leaders, saying it could jeopardize ongoing efforts to reach a deal. ceasefire and release of hostages between Israel and Hamas.
"We reject the equivalence of Israel's prosecutor with Hamas. It's embarrassing. Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization that carried out the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust and still holds dozens of innocent people hostage, including Americans. In essence, this decision does nothing to help and could jeopardize ongoing efforts to reach a cease-fire agreement that would release the hostages and increase humanitarian aid, which are goals that the United States continues to pursue relentlessly ," Blinken said. in a statement.
Regarding these accusations of Blinken, there was an immediate reaction from the International Criminal Court which rejected the claims of the USA.
" Despite significant efforts, (the prosecutor's office) has not received any information that has shown any real action at the domestic level to address the alleged crimes or the individuals under investigation. The prosecutor also repeatedly underlined his concerns regarding Israel's adherence to international humanitarian law and has publicly stated that he has not seen any noticeable change in behavior despite his previous statements ," the ICC said.
While the prosecutor of the ICC, Karim Khan, has rejected the accusations of Israel and some of its allies who question its independence. In an interview with CNN, Khan said that claims of anti-Semitism, hatred, or favoritism are far from the truth.
"This is not a witch hunt, this is not some kind of emotional response to the noise. It is a forensic process that is expected of us as international prosecutors, as an independent court, to build solid evidence that will not be scattered in the courtroom. the court ", he said.
Apart from the US, the UK also spoke out against such a demand by Khan to arrest Netanyahu for genocide in Gaza.
" This action does not help in terms of achieving a pause in the fighting, the release of hostages or the delivery of aid to Gaza ," said a spokesman for the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, also spoke out against the issuance of arrest warrants.
"The proposal of the chief prosecutor of the ICC to issue arrest warrants for the representatives of a democratically elected government and the leaders of an Islamic terrorist organization is completely unacceptable ," he said.
However, there have been some leaders who have supported it, such as the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer, who said that he fully respects the independence of the ICC.
" However, the fact that the leader of the terrorist organization Hamas, who has stated that the group's goal is to exterminate the state of Israel, is mentioned in the same sentence as the democratically elected representatives of this same state is incomprehensible ," he added.
Even the human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, stated that the victims of serious violations in Israel and the Palestinian territories have not had justice for decades.
"This action by the prosecutor opens the door for those responsible for the atrocities committed in recent months to face their actions in a fair trial ," HRW said, adding that ICC member states must respect the independence of the court. .
The USA is making the biggest move to protect Netanyahu. House Republican leaders are looking to introduce an International Criminal Court (ICC) sanctions bill in response to the ICC's decision to proceed with arrest warrants, including for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Specifically, Republicans are talking about modifying an existing bill that would impose sanctions on the ICC if it arrests, investigates, or prosecutes any protected person of the United States or its allies./ Pamphlet
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