ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants Against Netanyahu, Sinwar
ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants Against Netanyahu, Sinwar
The Facts
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials in Israel on Monday. Sullivan held “constructive” talks regarding normalization with Saudi Arabia.
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on Monday applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders Yehia Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh.
The Spin
Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorist attacks and an obligation to get hostages back from malicious actors. It's beyond outrageous to target the leader of a democratic country in the same breath as the leader of a terrorist group. ICC's action is a deep distortion of justice and a complete moral failure.
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