European Union governments are obliged to implement the arrest warrants of the International Criminal Court and cannot choose whether to implement them or not, the head of European diplomacy stressed
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallad and the head of Hamas’ armed wing Ezzedine al-Qassam Ibrahim Al-Masri, who are suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. her humanity.
of the International Criminal Court called the Rome Statute.
Many European countries have declared their adherence to the Rome Statute if necessary, but assuring him that there is no danger there.
“Countries that have signed the Rome Statute are obliged to implement the decision of the Court. It is not optional,” said Josep Borrell during his visit to Cyprus to participate in a symposium of Israeli and Palestinian peace activists. The same obligations are binding for countries that are candidates for membership in the European Union.
“It would be very funny if the newcomers have an obligation that the existing members do not keep,” Josep Borrell told Reuters.
The United States rejected the ICC ruling, and Israel called the international court “anti-Semitic.”
“Every time someone disagrees with the policy of an Israeli government they are accused of anti-Semitism,” Borrell said. “I have the right to criticize the decisions of an Israeli government, whether Netanyahu’s or someone else’s, without being accused of anti-Semitism. This is not acceptable. That’s enough!”.
