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If you are going to help the ICC as a nation and force the arrest warrant against Bibi and Gallant…I will put sanctions on you as a nation,
Senator Graham, himself a lawyer by training, told FOX News
So, to any ally, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, if you try to help the ICC, we're gonna sanction you,
the South Carolina senator added
Both the ICC and the ICJ should be able to go about their work unfettered by political intervention.
Last month the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, told MPs Labour 'continues to support the ICC', adding
Any nation or organization that aids or abets this outrage should expect to meet firm resistance from the United States, and I look forward to working with President Trump, his team, and my colleagues in Congress to come up with a powerful response.”
In response, Senator Graham tweeted
We should crush your economy because we’re next…Why can’t they go after Trump or any other American president?”
Asked what the penalty should be, he addedWe call on the International Criminal Court to expand the scope of accountability to all criminal occupation leaders,
it said in a statement
Whether the Israeli prime minister will enter the European Union is a hypothetical question. But we are now examining exactly how we will deal with it,
she told broadcaster RTL/ntv in an interviewIndonesia emphasizes that these arrest warrants must be carried out in full accordance with international law,
according to the statement
The Prime Minister will continue to speak to the prime minister of Israel and indeed other allies in order to conduct the essential business of reaching a ceasefire in the Middle East.
The PM’s official spokesman saidThis outrageous political decision from the court calls into serious question the ICC’s judgment
She told the Mail
The ICC has disgraced itself with clear bias and Starmer has shown he is kowtowing to global institutions to the detriment of our key international relationships.”
Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice said
The UK will always comply with its legal obligations as set out by domestic law and indeed international law.”
A No10 spokesman saidThe German government has acknowledged the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to request arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant."
A short time later, the German government followed this up with a press release in Berlin stating
We abide by the law at the national, European, and international level. And that is why we are now examining exactly what this means for us in terms of its international application."
She saidOn the one hand, there is the importance of the International Criminal Court, which we strongly support, and on the other hand there is the historical responsibility you mentioned. This statement should be considered in the light of these two points. I would be inclined to say that I have difficulty imagining that we would make arrests in Germany on this basis."
In response to a question about the conflict between the ruling of Criminal Court and showing solidarity with Israel, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit saidFurther action will be taken only once Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are expected to visit Germany."
And it goes on to say
It is important that the ICC carries out its mandate in a judicious manner. I have confidence that the court will proceed with the case based on the highest fair trial standards."
Foreign minister Espen Barth Eide stated
Israel utterly rejects the false and absurd charges of the ICC, a biased and discriminatory political body."
Netanyahu has called the ICC's arrest warrant an "antisemitic decision" and said_2020.jpg)
We support international courts and we apply their warrants."
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First of all, as Canada has always said, it's really important that everyone abide by international law. This is something we've been calling on from the beginning of the conflict,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Toronto