Full list of 124 countries that must arrest Netanyahu for the ICC

[Ping Tung]

The list is at the link. Notice some of the nations are not on the list and are not compelled to arrest the accused. Israel, Russia, China and the USA.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/full-list-124-countries-must-arrest-netanyahu-icc

The Israeli prime minister and former defence minister 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".

All 124 members of the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC, are now compelled to arrest the two Israelis and hand them over to the court.

[comradebillyboy]

1. That's nice but nobody is going to arrest Bibi.

The ICC is toothless.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

2. Yep

An international treaty with no real enforcement mechanism means the obligation to arrest is more a strong suggestion vs an actual obligation.

[Ping Tung]

4. It only takes one of the 124 to enforce the warrants.

The Brits arrested Pinochet (who was a small timer compared to Bibi, Gallant, and the Hamas leaders).

Trump's pal Putin also has an ICC warrant out on him.

[Polybius]

9. That made them look really bad, especially since it was a diplomatic trip

And they never arrested Fidel Castro.

[Ping Tung]

10. Did Fidel have an arrest warrant from the ICC?

Here are some of the countries who say they will arrest for ICC warrants for accused war criminals.

Belgium
Ireland
The Netherlands
Austria
Spain
Slovenia

Germany is undecided

https://www.politico.eu/article/benjamin-netanyahu-arrest-warrant-war-crimes-gaza-travel-arrest-europe/

[Polybius]

12. That's the problem

The ICC is biased. Certain dictators get a pass based on leanings.

[Ping Tung]

13. Netanyahu isn't being indicted for being a dictator. He's being indicted for being a war criminal and

crimes against humanity. Few of the people indicted by the ICC for war crimes or crimes against humanity have been dictators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the_International_Criminal_Court

[DeepWinter]

7. Yep

The US has not recognized or ratified the ICC. Under any administration.

[tritsofme]

3. I hear Ibrahim Al-Masri is just in pieces, that he won't be able to attend the proceedings.

[Xolodno]

5. Putin went to Mongolia which is part of the ICC.

Not only did they not arrest him, they gave him the royal red carpet welcome. No one is going to arrest a leader of another country when they have a nuclear arsenal.

[TheProle]

6. Biden says ICC war crimes arrest warrant 'outrageous'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c704y7gwr95o

US President Joe Biden has called an International Criminal Court war crimes arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister “outrageous”.

The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu's now sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander, Mohammed Deif, who Israel says was killed in July.

Judges said there were “reasonable grounds” to believe the three men bore "criminal responsibility" for crimes during the war between Israel and Hamas.

Europe and the US were split in their response to the warrant, with several European countries saying they respect ICC decisions. The British government indicated that Netanyahu faces arrest if he travels to the UK.

Biden said in a statement that "whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence - none - between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security."

[Ping Tung]

8. Netanyahu and Israel agree with him as does Orban in Hungary.

Ireland and The Netherlands say they well enforce warrants on the accused war criminals if they're dumb enough to show up in their countries. Germany says that it is undecided about it.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/arrest-netanyahu-icc-warrant-divides-world-israel-gaza-rcna181320

[LexVegas]

11. heh. nt