No, the ICC arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu is not an anti-Semitic act – Libération

Discussing the merits of the International Criminal Court's judgment is entirely understandable, but qualifying it as such is an argument that will not help those who, in our countries where we deplore a dramatic increase in anti-Semitism, fight against hatred of Jews.

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No, Ukrainians defending their territory against Russian invasion are not Nazis. Those who – there are even some in France – support this absurd accusation from Moscow are blinded by their hatred of Europe and democracy. No, fighting the cultural battle of Islamism in France does not constitute Islamophobia, this confusion, which betrays a lack of knowledge or a hatred of secularism, harms the real fight against the real discriminations which undermine our society… in the same way, no, the ICC arrest warrant issued against the Israeli Prime Minister and his former defense minister is not, as Benyamin Netanyahu asserts (the latter compares himself even to Alfred Dreyfus) and several commentators in France, a decision of an anti-Semitic nature.

The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday, November 21, against Benyamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the Strip. Gaza. The ex debate