Israeli foreign minister says ICC has “lost all legitimacy”
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sarr said on November 21st that the International Criminal Court has “lost all legitimacy” after issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, according to the Arab News via Reuters.
“A dark moment for the International Criminal Court,” Saar said on X, who added that it had issued “absurd orders without authority.”
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Israeli PM Netanyahu’s office described the ICC as “antisemitic.” The office said in a statement “Israel rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions leveled against it by ICC,” adding that Israel won’t “give in to pressure” in the defence of its people.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said it was a “dark day” for just and humanity, and that the decision at the ICC had “turned universal justice into a universal laughing stock.”
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France’s foreign minister when asked if his country would arrest Netanyahu said it would be in line with court statutes, but declined to say whether he would be arrested. “It’s a point that is legally complex so I’m not going to comment on it today,” he stated.
Reuters, The National
