Joe Biden is stepping up to the plate. The outgoing American president judged « scandalous » arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Israeli president Benyamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and the head of the armed wing of Hamas, Mohammed Deif. « Whatever the ICC may imply, there is no equivalence, none, between Israel and Hamas.”protested Joe Biden in a press release released Thursday, November 21, relayed in particular by BFMTV. Before recalling that the United States will be « always alongside Israel in the face of threats to its security.”
Of the « troubling errors in the process »
The Israeli president, as well as his defense minister and the leader of Hamas are the subject of arrest warrants issued for « crimes against humanity and alleged war crimes committed in the territory of the State of Israel and the State of Palestine since at least October 7, 2023 “. If the IDF had announced the death of Mohammed Deif, Hamas never confirmed this information. The spokesperson for the White House National Security Council was quick to react Thursday, questioning « the eagerness of the prosecutor to request arrest warrants”pointing « troubling errors in the process that led to this decision” to issue an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the United States, « the ICC does not have legal jurisdiction in this matter.”
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Donald Trump did not react. His future National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, however, promised a « strong response » from the 47th American president during his oath of office on January 20, facing the « anti-Semitic bias » of the ICC. Republicans have also called for sanctions against the ICC. Senator Lindsey Graham felt it was « time for the American Senate to sanction this irresponsible organization” who acted « in the most absurd and irresponsible way possible.
