11/22/2024–|Last updated: 11/22/202403:06 PM (Mecca time)
The feedback is still coming in after the release International Criminal Court An arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuSeveral countries confirmed that they would fully cooperate with the court, while they expressed Hungary She expressed her challenge to the decision and invited Netanyahu to visit her.
Yesterday, Thursday, the court issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and the former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant And a leader Military wing Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Muhammad Al-Deifon charges of committing War crimes and crimes against humanity.
The following are the most prominent positions and reactions to the ICC’s decision:
Ireland
Prime Minister Simon Harris has stated that Dublin is prepared to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister if he comes to Ireland.
Harris told the national RTE network when asked if Ireland would arrest Netanyahu if he arrived on its territory for any reason: “Yes, absolutely. We support the international courts and comply with the arrest warrants they issue.”
Slovenia
Slovenian news agency STA quoted Prime Minister Robert Golub as saying that Slovenia would comply with the ICC’s arrest warrants “fully.”
Germany
A government spokesman said that Berlin “will carefully study its steps,” noting that “details will not be available until the visit of Netanyahu and Gallant to Germany is expected.”
He added that “Germany is one of the biggest supporters of the International Criminal Court,” but at the same time he stressed that “As a result of German history, we have a unique bond and a great responsibility towards Israel.”
Hungary
The Prime Minister announced Viktor Orbán -Whose country holds the rotating presidency For the European Union– He will invite Netanyahu to visit Hungary.
“We have no choice but to challenge this decision,” he said in an interview with state radio. “Later today, I will invite Netanyahu to come to Hungary, where I can guarantee him that the ICC’s decision will have no effect.”
Italy
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed that his country would be forced to arrest Netanyahu if he visited it.
“The court is wrong, but we will be forced to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister if he visits us,” Crosetto said.
US
Description of the president Joe Biden The International Criminal Court’s decision is outrageous, and he said, “Whatever evidence the court presents, Hamas and Israel cannot be equated.”
Biden reiterated his country’s position of standing by Israel in the face of what he called “threats to its security.”
Hamas movement
Member of the movement’s political bureau, Izzat al-Rishq, said that the ICC’s decision “restores respect to the values of justice and the protection of humanity, and whoever opposes it is a denier of the genocide in Gaza.”
Al-Rishq called on all countries to cooperate with the court in bringing Netanyahu and Gallant, and he believed that the United States’ defense of them is “defending itself as a full partner in the crimes of genocide.”
He stressed that the American position is “isolated and stands alone” in opposing the court, and “expresses the arrogance of force and lack of respect for international humanitarian law.”
Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed his country’s commitment to all regulations and rulings of international courts.
Britain
A spokesman for the Prime Minister said that London respects the independence of the ICC.
France
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed its commitment to ensuring “the independent functioning of the International Criminal Court in accordance withRome system“.
The ministry said that the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant “are not a ruling, but rather an official nature of the accusation.”
Holland
Foreign Minister Kasper Feldkamp canceled his visit to Israel after the ICC ruling.
Reuters quoted Feldkamp as saying that his country is ready to implement the court’s decision.
Switzerland
The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice and the Federal Police told Anadolu Agency that the authorities are obligated to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant if they come to Switzerland.
On the other hand, a spokesman for the Federal Foreign Ministry said, “Switzerland respects the independence of the International Criminal Court and does not comment on these decisions.”
Cyprus
A government source told Reuters that Cyprus, which has close relations with Israel, considers arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court binding in principle.
The source – who requested that his name not be published – explained, “The decision is under study, and we have no comment on that. In principle, the decisions of the International Criminal Court are respected and binding.”
China
“China hopes that the ICC will maintain an objective and fair position and exercise its powers in accordance with the law,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in response to a question about the arrest warrants during a press conference.
Iran
Description of a leader Revolutionary Guard Hussein Salami described the International Criminal Court’s decision as “the end and political death of the Zionist entity.”
He added in a speech broadcast on state television, “It is an entity that lives today in absolute political isolation in the world, as its officials can no longer travel to other countries.”
Senator Bernie Sanders
The independent US senator expressed his support for the International Criminal Court’s decision, and said – in a post on the X website – that the accusations are based on solid foundations, and added, “If the world does not comply with international law, we will descend into more barbarism.”