The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is living days of anxiety, as according to Israeli media he fears that an arrest warrant may be issued against him by the International Criminal Court in The Hague next week. According to the same information, a warrant is expected for Defense Minister Yoav Galand and for the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, Herji Halevi. a “marathon” of phone calls and lobbying international leaders to prevent a warrant from being issued.
“Under Pressure”
At the Walla news site, analyst Ben Caspit writes that Netanyahu is under “unusual pressure” over the prospect of arrest warrants being issued against him and other Israelis by the UN court in The Hague, which would significantly worsen Israel's international standing. .
Netanyahu is leading a “relentless push” to prevent an arrest warrant, focusing particularly on US President Joe Biden's administration, Caspit writes.
Haaretz analyst Amos Harel reports that the Israeli government is working under the assumption that ICC prosecutor Karim Khan may issue the arrest warrants this week.
The US, which, as and Israel, are among the countries that have withdrawn their signature from the Rome Statute (the International Criminal Court's founding treaty that provides for criminal liability for crimes), are already participating in the effort to block the arrest warrants, according to Harel.
Statements on the International Court of Justice
Netanyahu's latest public statement on the war said the upcoming ICC rulings could set a 'dangerous precedent' .
“We will never stop defending ourselves. “While the Hague court's rulings will not affect Israel's actions, they will set a dangerous precedent that will threaten the soldiers and officials of any democracy fighting criminal terrorism and aggression,” he said on Friday.
SOURCE: In.gr
