ISRAEL has invoked the Second World War as it said the International Criminal Court had chosen “the side of terror and evil” by issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
The pair are accused of " the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts", as well as the war crime of targeting civilians.
Isaac Herzog, the president to the state of Israel, issued a statement in which he hit out at the “outrageous decision” by the ICC.
He said: “It makes a mockery of the sacrifice of all those who fight for justice – from the Allied victory over the Nazis till today.”
You can read Israeli president Isaac Herzog's full statement below:
This is a dark day for justice. A dark day for humanity. Taken in bad faith, the outrageous decision at the ICC has turned universal justice into a universal laughing stock.
It makes a mockery of the sacrifice of all those who fight for justice - from the Allied victory over the Nazis till today.
It ignores the plight of the 101 Israeli hostages held in brutal captivity by Hamas in Gaza. It ignores Hamas’ cynical use of its own people as human shields.
It ignores the basic fact that Israel was barbarically attacked and has the duty and right to defend its people.
It ignores the fact that Israel is a vibrant democracy, acting under international humanitarian law, and going to great lengths to provide for the humanitarian needs of the civilian population.
Indeed, the decision has chosen the side of terror and evil over democracy and freedom, and turned the very system of justice into a human shield for Hamas’ crimes against humanity.
This cynical exploitation of the international legal institutions reminds us once again of the need for true moral clarity in the face of an Iranian empire of evil that seeks to destabilise our region and the world, and destroy the very institutions of the free world.
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