Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has expressed doubts about the legal validity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The Times Of Israel” writes about this.
During a press conference after a meeting with representatives of the G7 countries, he noted that there are many legal issues associated with this decision.
Tajani stressed that the execution of the order is unlikely, since, according to him, Netanyahu is unlikely to visit a country where he could face arrest. The Minister described the probability of implementing such a resolution as quite theoretical.
Previously, Kursor wrote that an international team of lawyers will challenge the arrest warrants issued by the ICC against the Israelis.
American lawyer Alan Dershowitz announced the creation of a “legal dream team” that will defend Israel in international litigation. In an article in the Wall Street Journal, he said the project aims to defend Israeli politicians and military officers from charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) and represent their position in the court of public opinion.
Dershowitz said the team will challenge the ICC’s jurisdiction in the case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant, and argue that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip comply with international law. Project participants include lawyers and influential former officials, including former US Attorneys General Michael Mukasey and William Barr, former FBI Director Louis Freeh, former US Attorney General Seth Waxman and Irwin Cotler, former Minister of Justice of Canada.
The reason for the creation of this team was the issuance of arrest warrants by the ICC against Netanyahu and Galant on charges of war crimes related to the events in Gaza. This measure was unprecedented in the history of international law, since it was the first time that orders of this type had been issued against the leaders of a democratic State. If they end up in countries that accept the ICC’s jurisdiction, they could face arrest.
Additionally, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, and military commander Mohammed Deif. The latter, according to Israel, was eliminated during an airstrike in the summer of 2023. All of them are accused of organizing attacks against Israeli citizens, including the tragic events of October 7, 2023, which became the cause of the current military conflict in Gaza.
