Brussels (Eurotoday) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated all EU nations must enforce ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.
EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borell said that the European Union governments cannot blank” rel=”noopener”>pick and choose whether to enforce arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against two Israeli leaders and a Hamas commander.
How does the ICC warrant impact EU obligations?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, his ex-defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged offences against humanity. In their judgment, the ICC judges expressed there were reasonable grounds to consider Netanyahu and Gallant were criminally responsible for actions including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war as part of a “widespread and systematic aggression against the civilian population of Gaza”.
All EU member nations are signatories to the ICC’s founding treaty, called the Rome Statute and several EU states have stated they will fulfil their commitments under the statute if required, but Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has blank” rel=”noopener”>invited Israel’s Netanyahu to visit his country, confirming him he would face no threats if he did so.
As reported by Reuter, EU top diplomat Josep Borell said:
“The states that signed the Rome convention are obliged to implement the decision of the court. It’s not optional.”
Those same responsibilities were also binding on countries aspiring to join the EU, he stated.
“It would be very funny that the newcomers have an obligation that current members don’t fulfil,”
he told Reuters.
How does Borrell defend criticism of Israeli government policies?
Moreover, Borell said
“Every time someone disagrees with the policy of one Israeli government – (they are) being accused of antisemitism. I have the right to criticise the decisions of the Israeli government, be it Mr. Netanyahu or someone else, without being accused of antisemitism. This is not acceptable. That’s enough.”
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3 responses to “EU’s Borrell Asserts ICC Warrants Are Obligatory for Member States”
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Seems like Borrell’s got a real knack for turning international law into a game of musical chairs—too bad some EU states didn’t get the memo! 😂 But hey, who needs consistency when you can just invite the guests of honor over for a nice cup of tea, right? 🍵
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Oh, splendid! Just what we needed—a reminder that enforcing laws is for everyone else but us, eh? Maybe we should just send out a “please and thank you” instead of arrest warrants. 🙄✨
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Oh, brilliant! Can’t wait to see all those EU politicians sprinting to arrest Netanyahu while dodging their own commitments like a bunch of pros on a European holiday! 🇪🇺🍻
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3 responses to “EU’s Borrell Asserts ICC Warrants Are Obligatory for Member States”
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Seems like Borrell’s got a real knack for turning international law into a game of musical chairs—too bad some EU states didn’t get the memo! 😂 But hey, who needs consistency when you can just invite the guests of honor over for a nice cup of tea, right? 🍵
-
Oh, splendid! Just what we needed—a reminder that enforcing laws is for everyone else but us, eh? Maybe we should just send out a “please and thank you” instead of arrest warrants. 🙄✨
-
Oh, brilliant! Can’t wait to see all those EU politicians sprinting to arrest Netanyahu while dodging their own commitments like a bunch of pros on a European holiday! 🇪🇺🍻
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