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There is no choice here, we have to defy this decision,
the nationalist leader said in an interview with state radio
China consistently opposes certain countries only using international law when it suits them... and engaging in double standards,
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We need accountability in our world, and so based on that, Canada will abide by its obligation under the ICC treaty,
Joly said
We urge the Canadian government to stand firm in its support of Israel’s right to defend itself by rejecting and condemning the ICC’s decision,
Moed said in a statementThe United States fundamentally rejects the Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials. We remain deeply concerned by the Prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision,
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We stand up for international law, and we will abide by all the all the regulations and rulings of the international courts,
Trudeau saidWe need to see a ceasefire that protects civilians. We need to get back on track towards a two-state solution with a peaceful Israel living alongside a peaceful Palestinian state,
Trudeau said
The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,
Biden said
The ICC is a dangerous joke. It’s time for the US Senate to act and sanction this irresponsible body.”
In the US, however, Republican senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of president-elect Donald Trump, said
Let me be clear once again: whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security,
Biden said
Australia must join other countries such as Canada, Netherlands, France, amongst others, that have confirmed their commitment to enforcing the arrest warrants,
APAN’s president, Nasser Mashni, said
The ICC has no credibility and these allegations have been refuted by the US government,
Waltz said on social media platform X
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Australia respects the independence of the International Criminal Court and its important role in upholding international law,
Wong said in a statement posted to X on Friday
I’m just going to let the law run its course.”
Pressed at a press conference in Canberra on whether Netanyahu should be arrested, Husic saidThe ICC’s actions set a dangerous precedent for leaders of democracies protecting their citizens from terrorists and rogue states hellbent on their destruction,
it saidWe urge the Australian government and the international community to reject these baseless attempts to de-legitimise Israel’s leadership,
he saidObviously, these bodies need to be allowed to conduct their work in accordance with law,
he saidI know that Australians will be troubled today to see this targeting of a democratically elected leader who is trying to protect its country from terrorists,
she said
The ICC has lost credibility. They’ve made a mockery of the law and undermined the international rules-based system.”
And ex-Home Secretary Suella Braverman said
The UK shouldn’t enforce this farcical warrant from a politicised court. Starmer is a disgrace.”
But Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said