What the Zionist regime did in Gaza and Lebanon is not a victory, it is a war crime. Now they have issued a warrant for their arrest. This is not enough!"
The idiots should not think that bombing houses and hospitals in Gaza and Lebanon is a victory,
We actually believe that adherence to international law is a matter of principle, and it is in Australia’s interests”.
What I can say to the chamber is that Australia will act consistently with our obligations under international law and our approach will be informed by international law, not by politics,
Let me be clear once again: whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence, none, between Israel and Hamas,
When it comes to arrest warrants, it is clear: we execute an arrest warrant.”
These decisions are binding on all states party to the Rome Statute, which includes all EU member states.”
We respect the independence of the International Criminal Court and its important role in upholding international law,
The blood of those martyred and injured in Palestine stains not only their killers but also those who fail to stop them,
Unless hearts beat collectively, there can be no success against the aggressors and observers,
Israelis get really annoyed if they think the world is against them and rally around their leader, even if he has faced a lot of criticism,
This terrible decision has ... badly harmed the chances of a deal in Lebanon and future negotiations on the issue of the hostages,
In a very direct sense, there is going to be more isolation for the Israeli state going forward,
Terrible damage has been done because these organisations like Hezbollah and Hamas ... have received backing from the ICC and thus they are likely to make the price higher because they have the support of the ICC,
There's a strong strand of Israeli feeling that runs deep, which says 'if we're being condemned for what we are doing, we might just as well go full gas',
Netanyahu preferred to take the risk of arrest warrants, just as long as he did not have to form such a commission,
So anyone expecting that the ICC ruling will end this government, and what they see as a flawed (war) policy, is going to get the opposite,
We stand for international law, and we will abide by all the all the regulations and rulings of the international courts,
I remember back in the mid-90s when Republicans first took over the Congress,
One might have hoped the ICC’s announcement would raise pointed questions in Israel about the morality of the ongoing war in Gaza. Unfortunately, both the government and public opinion, with the support of most of the media, are refusing to listen,