The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuconfirmed this Wednesday that will appeal the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Courtagainst him and his former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. “Israel today submitted to the International Criminal Court a notice of its intention to appeal to the Court demanding to delay the execution of the arrest warrants,” reports a statement from his office.
In the brief addressed to the Court, he adds, “it is revealed in detail how implausible and unfounded The decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant was factual or legal. “To the extent that the court rejects the appeal, it will provide further insight to Israel’s friends in the United States and around the world. how biased the International Criminal Court is against the State of Israel”, accuses the Prime Minister’s office.
Furthermore, the Israeli Government has stated that it does not recognize the authority of the Court or its arrest warrants. “The State of Israel renounces the authority of the International Criminal Court and the legitimacy of the arrest warrants issued against the Prime Minister and the former Minister of Defense,” they stressed from Netanyahu’s office.
Countries that refuse to arrest Netanyahu
The announcement of the call comes after a meeting between Netanyahu and US Senator Lindsey Graham in Jerusalem during which they discussed initiatives promoted in the US Congress to sanction countries that cooperate with the International Criminal Court. Last week he published paths arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallantaccused of war crimes for the Israeli offensive in Gaza, which has already left at least 44,282 dead and 104,880 injured, according to the latest report from the Gazan authorities.
Although the High Representative of the European Union for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, stressed that arrest warrants are “binding”some countries in the community bloc showed a cautious attitude or even openly declared that they would not arrest Netanyahu, as in the case of Hungary or Francewho indicated this Wednesday that Netanyahu would benefit from “immunity” if you are traveling within the country.
Precisely, the Israeli media revealed that France’s participation in the negotiations for him ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah was conditioned to the commitment that Paris would announce that it would not comply with the arrest warrant against Netanyahu.
