{"id":2248548,"date":"2024-05-20T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-officials-blast-icc-move-to-arrest-netanyahu-gallant-huge-boost-to-global-jihadi-terror\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T11:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:42:04","slug":"israeli-officials-blast-icc-move-to-arrest-netanyahu-gallant-huge-boost-to-global-jihadi-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-officials-blast-icc-move-to-arrest-netanyahu-gallant-huge-boost-to-global-jihadi-terror\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli authorities strongly criticize the ICC&#8217;s decision to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, labeling it a significant boost to global jihadi terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-officials-blast-icc-move-to-arrest-netanyahu-gallant-huge-boost-to-global-jihadi-terror%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248548&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli officials strongly condemned the International Criminal Court&#8217;s move to seek arrest warrants \u200bfor Israeli \u200bPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and top Hamas leaders. The warrants, largely symbolic \u2064due to limited legal authority, sparked outrage, with\u2063 officials\u2064 denouncing the ICC&#8217;s actions as hypocritical \u200dand anti-Semitic, \u200descalating tensions \u2064in the\u2063 region. The Israeli authorities vehemently criticized the International Criminal Court&#8217;s decision to pursue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister \u200bYoav Gallant, and senior \u200bHamas figures. The warrants, primarily symbolic and lacking \u2062legal weight, triggered anger \u200das officials\u200b denounced the ICC&#8217;s move as hypocritical and anti-Semitic, heightening tensions in the area.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israeli officials fired back at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday after the ICC requested arrest warrants for two Israeli leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ICC on Monday requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-jewish-dems-mulling-a-rebuke-of-rep-ilhan-omar\/\" title=\"REPORT: Jewish Dems Mulling A Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar\">allegedly committing war crimes<\/a> in Gaza. The court also requested warrants for Hamas\u2019 top leader Yahya Sinwar, top political leader Ismail Haniyeh, and military commander Mohammed Dief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israeli officials reacted strongly to the pursuit of warrants, largely a symbolic gesture, against Netanyahu and Gallant. The warrants, if obtained, have no legal authority in most countries, including Israel and the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have not seen such a show of hypocrisy and hatred of Jews like that displayed by the court in the Hague since Nazi propaganda,\u201d Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/far-right-ministers-slam-antisemitic-icc-decision-to-go-after-israeli-leaders-for-alleged-war-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Times Of Israel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cThe Nazis also spoke in the name of \u2018morality\u2019 and there was nothing there besides antisemitism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cArrest warrants for them are arrest warrants for all of us,\u201d Smotrich added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said, \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> and the defense minister need to ignore the antisemitic prosecutor and order a stepped-up assault against Hamas until they are completely destroyed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former prime minister Naftali Bennett accused the ICC of supporting terrorists by pursuing action against top Israeli officials over the war in Gaza. Israel declared war on Hamas and invaded the Gaza Strip after hundreds of terrorists killed 1,200 people and took hostage hundreds more on October 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe prosecutor\u2019s request is a moment of shame for the ICC and the world community. It also provides a huge boost to global Jihadi terror,\u201d Bennett said in a post on X. \u201cAn ICC that compares the executor of a deliberate murderous attack that included raping women and burning babies, with those who are defending themselves against it, is better off not existing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s time for the decent nations to defund the ICC,\u201d Bennett said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The prosecutor\u2019s request is a moment of shame for the ICC and the world community. <\/p>\n<p>It also provides a huge boost to global Jihadi terror. <\/p>\n<p>An ICC that compares the executor of a deliberate murderous attack that included raping women and burning babies,<br \/>with those who are\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Naftali Bennett \u05e0\u05e4\u05ea\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d8 (@naftalibennett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naftalibennett\/status\/1792527052790219092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ICC prosecutor Karim Khan released a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icc-cpi.int\/news\/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on Monday saying he has \u201creasonable grounds\u201d to believe that the Israeli officials \u201cbear criminal responsibility for \u2026 war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 8 October 2023.\u201d Khan accused Israel of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-accuses-russia-of-committing-war-crimes\/\" title=\"Secretary Of State Accuses Russia Of Committing \u2018War Crimes\u2019\">intentionally targeting civilians<\/a>, starving civilians, starvation as a war tactic, and other \u201cwar crimes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The prosecutor also accused the Hamas leaders of a variety of crimes, including taking hostages, raping civilians, and torture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The charges against Israel evoked strong strong support for the Jewish state among U.S. officials, as well. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina dismissed the ICC\u2019s credibility, pointing out that the court attempted to pursue charges against American soldiers in Afghanistan, as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis outrageous decision is truly a slap in the face to the independent judiciary in Israel, which is renowned for their independence,\u201d Graham said in a statement on X. \u201cWe must not forget as a nation the International Criminal Court threatened to bring action against American forces in Afghanistan \u2013 and we are a non-member.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This outrageous decision is truly a slap in the face to the independent judiciary in Israel, which is renowned for their independence.<\/p>\n<p>We must not forget as a nation the International Criminal Court threatened to bring action against American forces in Afghanistan \u2013 and we are a\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1792535545249165506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli officials swiftly responded to the International Criminal Court&#8217;s (ICC) request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. 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