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Netanyahu warns Biden he will “punish” Palestinian Authority if ICC issues arrest warrants against Israeli leaders

05/07/2024 // Belle Carter // 100 Views

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The State of Palestine will suffer if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, the Israeli government warned President Joe Biden's administration.The ICC, a permanent international court established to investigate and prosecute individuals accused of committing the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, has been investigating possible war crimes committed by both Israeli and Palestinian fighters since 2021, with the probe taking in events going back to the 2014 Gaza war. Said investigation has been extended to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and the war that has been raging in Gaza since then, according to the prosecutor's office.
Two Israeli officials reportedly said that Israel recently told the U.S. that it has information suggesting Palestinian Authority officials are pressing the ICC prosecutor to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, namely Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Herzi Halevi. Israel expressed that it will consider the Palestinian Authority (PA) responsible and retaliate with strong action that could lead to its collapse.
The sources, meanwhile, told Axios that the Biden administration has told ICC officials in private that "arrest warrants against Israeli leaders would be a mistake. White House assured them that the U.S. doesn't support the action."
"We are quietly encouraging the ICC not to do it. It will blow up everything. Israel will retaliate against the Palestinian Authority," a U.S. official said. One such action that Israel warned about is freezing the transfer of tax revenues Israel collects for the PA. Without these funds, the PA would be bankrupt.
Meanwhile, the Israeli media has reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "frightened and unusually stressed" by the prospect of being issued with an arrest warrant. He was reported to have been acting like "an elephant in a China shop," hammering the phones and seeking to put pressure on the ICC by any means necessary.
In a televised speech for the opening ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, the prime minister said the ICC was "founded as a consequence of the Holocaust" and should not attempt to undermine Israel's fundamental right to self-defense. Any arrests would restrict Israel's ability to defend itself, calling it a "distortion of justice and history," he argued. "Even if Israel is forced to stand alone, we will stand alone, and we will continue to strike our enemies powerfully until victory. Even if we have to stand alone, we will continue to fight human evil," Netanyahu added.
Israel is not a member of the ICC and rejects the court's jurisdiction. That has not previously stopped the court from investigating its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
ICC calls to end court intimidation and threats

Amid its probe into war crimes being committed in Gaza, the prosecutor's office at the ICC has revealed it was experiencing threats. And so it appealed for an end to what it calls intimidation of its staff, saying such threats could constitute an offense against the "administration of justice" by the world's permanent war crimes court.
The Hague-based office of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan did not mention Israel but the office's statement was issued after Israeli and U.S. officials warned of consequences against the ICC if it issues arrest warrants over Israel's war on Gaza. "The Office seeks to engage constructively with all stakeholders whenever such dialogue is consistent with its mandate under the Rome Statute to act independently and impartially," it said. "That independence and impartiality is undermined, however, when individuals threaten to retaliate against the Court or against Court personnel should the Office, in fulfillment of its mandate, make decisions about investigations or cases falling within its jurisdiction." It added that the Rome Statute, which outlines the ICC's structure and areas of jurisdiction, prohibits threats against the court and its officials.
The international court is empowered to prosecute individuals for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Since the Israeli military has killed nearly 35,000 people in Gaza and destroyed large parts of the territory since the start of the war on Oct. 7, the ICC proceeded to try the case.
Meanwhile, White House spokesman John Kirby was asked during a briefing about threats by Republican lawmakers to pass legislation against the ICC. According to Kirby, the U.S. is opposed to an ICC investigation against Israel but stressed it is also opposed to threats and intimidations against the court's judges. This alarmed Israeli officials and they asked the White House whether it represents a change in the U.S. position. The White House said there has been no change, Axios reported. (Related: Like THUGS, members of U.S. Congress make threats against ICC if arrest warrants are issued against Netanyahu for Israeli war crimes.)
Check out IsraelCollapse.com to read more stories on how Natanyahu's regime is starting to crumble as the conflict drags on.
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Tlaib urges ICC to ARREST NETANYAHU after the Israeli leader’s decision to invade Rafah

05/10/2024 // Laura Harris // 1.9K Views

Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, big government, chaos, conspiracy, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, humanitarian, ICC, IDF, International Criminal Court, Israel, Israel-Palestine war, Palestine, Palestinians, Rafah, Rafah invasion, Rashida Tlaib, Tom Cotton, War crimes, White House, World War III



Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he decided to invade Rafah following the United States' approval of over $14 billion in military aid."It’s no coincidence that immediately after our government sent the Israeli apartheid regime over $14 billion with absolutely no conditions on upholding human rights, Netanyahu began a ground invasion of Rafah to continue the genocide of Palestinians—with ammunition and bombs paid for by our tax dollars," said Tlaib in a statement.
Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, is one of just 36 other congressmen who opposed the foreign aid package due to the alleged ties of U.S.-supplied weaponry to the violence against civilians in Gaza.
Tlaib has also joined forces with 56 other legislators who have been urging the administration of President Joe Biden to halt shipments of offensive weapons in fear that such weapons could contribute to Israel's invasion of Rafah, where more than 1.4 million Gazans – including over 600,000 children – have run to for refuge. (Related: LIES: U.S. asserts no genocide being committed in Gaza amid violent Israeli military campaign.)
Despite the opposition, Biden still signed the package into law in April. Shortly after, Israeli forces seized control of Rafah's border crossing with Egypt, effectively preventing Palestinians from fleeing and blocking the delivery of crucial humanitarian aid into Gaza. For Palestinians trapped in Rafah, nowhere else in Gaza is safe to run to.
"Many of my colleagues are going to express concern and horror at the crimes against humanity that are about to unfold, even though they just voted to send Netanyahu billions more in weapons," Tlaib said. "Do not be misled; they gave their consent for these atrocities, and our country is actively participating in genocide. For months, Netanyahu made his intent to invade Rafah clear, yet the majority of my colleagues and President Biden sent more weapons to enable the massacre."
In turn, Tlaib called upon the ICC to issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials.
"I urge the ICC to swiftly issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials to finally hold them accountable for this genocide, as is obviously warranted by these well-documented violations of the Genocide Convention under international law."
Senators warn of serious repercussions if ICC prosecutor issues arrest warrants

In response to Tlaib's call to action, 12 senators, led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote a letter to Karim A. A. Khan, the prosecutor for the ICC, to warn him that any actions taken against Israeli officials would be illegitimate and lack legal basis.
"The ICC is attempting to punish Israel for taking legitimate actions of self-defense against their Iranian-backed aggressors. In fact, in your own words, you witnessed ‘scenes of calculated cruelty’ conducted by Hamas in Israel following the October 7 attacks," the letter read. "These arrest warrants would align the ICC with the largest state sponsor of terrorism and its proxy. To be clear, there is no moral equivalence between Hamas' terrorism and Israel's justified response."
The senators argued that any move against Israel would not only be unjust but also a breach of the court's principles, as the ICC can only proceed in cases where the relevant government is unwilling or unable to prosecute itself.
"By issuing warrants, you would be calling into question the legitimacy of Israel’s laws, legal system, and democratic form of government," the letter stated. "Issuing arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel would not only be unjustified, it would expose your organization’s hypocrisy and double standards."
The letter further accuses the ICC of selectively applying its justice, pointing out the lack of arrest warrants against leaders of nations accused of egregious human rights violations, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Furthermore, the letter reminded Khan that the U.S. and Israel aren't part of the ICC, so actions against them fall outside its authority. It warned that any such actions would lead to the cessation of American support for the ICC, sanctions against its employees and a ban on Khan and his family from entering the United States.
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