Canberra Times/23.11.2024
No way Netanyahu will travel anywhere where he could be held accountable for his murderous actions – Mark
Australia would be forced to arrest Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister on charges of war crimes under an international court ruling that’s splitting the global community.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) found there were reasonable grounds that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant bore criminal responsibility for alleged war crimes.
This includes allegations of using starvation as a method of warfare and attacks intentionally directed against civilians in Gaza.
An arrest warrant was also issued for Hamas’ military wing commander Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri for crimes against humanity and war crimes of murder, extermination, torture and rape.
The warrants are not a finding of guilt.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong defended the court’s independence while the coalition called on the federal government to follow the United States in rejecting the court’s jurisdiction.
The chances of Mr Netanyahu visiting Australia are remote but the country’s obligations as a member of the court under the Rome Statute are legally binding, international law expert Don Rothwell said.
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