Israel’s UN ambassador calls for boycott of ICC
Israel’s ambassador to the UN is one of the latest Israeli officials to express outrage at the ICC’s arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Speaking to Israel’s Arutz Sheva media, ambassador Danny Danon called the ICC warrants “a shameful and political decision”.
“We need to speak with our allies and move forward with a decision to boycott the ICC and anyone who cooperates with it,” said Danon.
During the same interview, Danon also referenced the failed Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council, which was vetoed by the US on November 20. He accused countries advocating for a ceasefire of “abandoning their own citizens” because “there are hostages from many nationalities”.
“There will be no ceasefire without the hostages,” he added.
Release of the hostages is in the ceasefire resolution. A ceasefire is needed to locate and release the hostages. Israel doesn't give a crap about the hostages, they only use them as an excuse to keep killing people.
Orban to invite Netanyahu to Hungary in defiance of ICC arrest warrant
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country, saying he will guarantee that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu will “not be observed”.
Orban, whose country holds the European Union’s rotating six-month presidency, told state radio that the ICC’s arrest warrant was “wrong” and said the Israeli leader would be able to conduct negotiations in Hungary “in adequate safety”.
“Today I will invite Israel’s prime minister, Mr Netanyahu, for a visit to Hungary and in that invite I will guarantee him that if he comes, the ICC ruling will have no effect in Hungary, and we will not follow its contents,” Orban said.
Since Orban and his nationalist Fidesz party swept to power in 2010, he and Netanyahu have forged close political relations.
Netanyahu visited Budapest in 2017.
Cyprus official says ICC warrants ‘binding’ in principle
A government source in Cyprus, a close ally of Israel, has told Reuters news agency that the country is studying the ICC’s arrest warrants against Israel’s Netanyahu and Gallant, but considers ICC warrants binding in principle.
“The decision is being studied and we have no comment on that,” said the source, which spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. “As a matter of principle, the decisions of the International Criminal Court are both respected, and binding.”
Numerous Western countries have affirmed their respect for the ICC’s work after it issued the landmark rulings, though several other states, including the US, Hungary and Argentina, slammed its decisions as unjust.
