The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhas assured that the arrest warrants against him and the former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant cast this Thursday at International Criminal Court (ICC) are motivated by “anti-Semitic hatred”.
Netanyahu has explained that this “anti-Semitic decision” is comparable to the conspiracy that the French Army captain suffered at the end of the 19th century. Alfred Dreyfusof Jewish religion. “The measure amounts to a modern Dreyfus trial,” he said in a statement released by his office.
Likewise, the Israeli Prime Minister has accused the ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, of having requested these arrest warrants to “save his skin from the serious charges against him for sexual harassment“and having lied when he assured that he would not make any decision until traveling to Israel and listen to your authorities. “That’s why he suddenly canceled his arrival last May, a few days after suspicions arose against him for sexual harassment“, he repeated, in relation to accusations that the ICC is already investigating and that Khan has denied.
“No anti-Israeli decision will prevent the State of Israel defend your citizens“says the prime minister, who has stressed that he will not give in to pressure and will continue to pursue all the objectives that Israel set for itself when it began “its just war against Hamas and the Iranian terrorist axis.” The rest of the Government has agreed in pointing out that, with this measure, the ICC has once again influenced its “anti-Semitism”, losing all legitimacy by placing itself “at the service of terrorists“and ignoring Israel’s right to defend itself.
“It is a dark day for the International Criminal Court in The Hague,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Saar, who described “absurd” these arrest warrants even though Israel is not part of the ICC. “These arrest warrants are not mere personal attacks against them; in essence, they are an attack on Israel’s right to defend itself. This is an attack against the most threatened and most attacked nation in the world,” he protested.
“From a political perspective, issuing arrest warrants against a State that acts in accordance with International Law is a reward and a stimulus for the axis of evil“, stressed the head of Foreign Affairs, who has asked the “decent nations” to reject this “injustice.” For the current Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, the arrest warrants are a “moral shame completely tinged with anti-Semitism.” and “drags the international judicial system to an unprecedented level.”
katz has called ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan “corrupt”and has warned that they will not allow a “hostile, hypocritical and illegitimate body” to impose itself on the Israeli authorities and military. “Whoever thinks that he can dissuade us from achieving all our war objectives through absurd decisions that favor Iran and their representatives will face a strong and determined State that will act with power in all areas – military, political and legal – to counteract all threats,” he highlighted.
For his part, the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, has defended that the response to these arrest warrants must be “the application of sovereignty over Judea and Samaria –West Bank-, the colonization of the entire country and the breaking of links with the terrorist authorities.” “The International Criminal Court in The Hague demonstrates once again that He is anti-Semitic to the core.. “This is complete madness,” said Ben Gvir, while ensuring that he was not surprised by this decision.
For another far-right member of the cabinet, the Minister of Finance, Belazel Smotrich, the action of the ICC should serve for Israel to take definitive measures against the Authority. Palestine (AP), whom he blames for having led the opening of this procedure against Netanyahu and Gallant. “The Palestinian Authority constantly works to undermine the existence of the State of Israel and harms us internationally, not a partner for peace“It is a burden that must be put to an end,” he said, calling on Netanyahu to impose the sanctions he proposed to achieve the “collapse” of the PA.
Criticism of the president
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has described the action of the ICC as “scandalous”which he reproaches for not having taken into account not only the hundred hostages who remain in captivity, but also the use that Hamas makes of its own people, whom it employs as “human shields.” “It ignores the basic fact that Israel was brutally attacked and he has the duty and the right to defend his people. “It ignores that Israel is a vibrant democracy, which acts in accordance with Humanitarian Law,” he assured.
Furthermore, he believes that the organism “has chosen the side of terror and evil about democracy and freedom and has turned the justice system itself into a human shield for Hamas’ crimes against humanity,” he emphasized in X.