More global reactions to the ICC arrest warrants
ICC decisions, including arrest warrants for Israeli leaders Netanyahu and Gallant, are binding for all 27 member states of the EU as parties to the Rome Statute, according to the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell.
Javier Milei, the pro-Israeli president of Argentina, said the country “does not agree” with the ICC decision because it “ignores Israel’s right to defend itself against the ongoing attacks by terrorist organisations such as Hamas and Hezbollah”.
The office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said the government “appreciates the brave and just stance” of the ICC and also renewed its calls to stop the war and urged “all free countries to implement this decision”.
Jeremy Corbyn, the former UK Labour Party chief and an incumbent independent lawmaker, said the arrest warrants are long overdue. The government must immediately endorse the decision as a “bare minimum”, he wrote on X. “Will the UK government now, finally, honour its international obligations to prevent genocide and end all arms sales to Israel?”
It doesn't ignore Israel's right to self defense. Self defense is not a blank cheque to do whatever you want.
Italy says it would arrest Netanyahu if he comes to country
Italy would have to arrest Israel’s prime minister if he enters the country, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto says after the arrest warrants issued by the ICC.
Czech prime minister defends Israel after ICC arrest warrants
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has rejected the ICC decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Gallant.
“The ICC’s unfortunate ruling undermines authority in other cases by equating the elected representatives of a democratic state with the leaders of an Islamist terrorist organisation,” he wrote in a post on X.
Oh you don't like International law to treat people equally? Democracy is no excuse for waging genocide.
‘Restores hope’: Palestine welcomes ICC arrest warrants
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the ICC decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant some six months after its chief prosecutor requested them.
“It affirmed that the ICC’s decision restores hope and trust not only in international law along with UN institutions but also in the importance of justice, accountability and prosecution of war criminals, particularly at a time when the Palestinian people is still subject [to] genocide,” it said in a statement.
The ministry also called on the member states of the ICC and the UN to halt communications and meetings with the two Israeli leaders.
