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The Prime Minister will continue to speak to the prime minister of Israel and indeed other allies in order to conduct the essential business of reaching a ceasefire in the Middle East.
The PM’s official spokesman said
This outrageous political decision from the court calls into serious question the ICC’s judgment
She told the MailWe abide by the law at the national, European, and international level. And that is why we are now examining exactly what this means for us in terms of its international application."
She said
The German government has acknowledged the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to request arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant."
A short time later, the German government followed this up with a press release in Berlin statingOn the one hand, there is the importance of the International Criminal Court, which we strongly support, and on the other hand there is the historical responsibility you mentioned. This statement should be considered in the light of these two points. I would be inclined to say that I have difficulty imagining that we would make arrests in Germany on this basis."
In response to a question about the conflict between the ruling of Criminal Court and showing solidarity with Israel, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit saidIf leaders of Israel are charged with crimes against humanity, then this means that the weapons provided by Western nations are being used to commit crimes against humanity.”
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I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza.” ... France is not delivering any.”
In October, French President Emmanuel Macron told French media ... He addedNo lethal or other military equipment has been provided to Israel by the UK Government since 4 December 2023,
then-Minister of State for the Armed Forces Leo Docherty told Parliament in April 2024.There is no German arms export boycott against Israel.”
In September, a spokesperson for the German Ministry for Economic Affairs said
The government immediately suspended all new export licences, and all agreements signed after October 7th [2023] were not implemented.”
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in the Italian Senate in October this yearSpain respects the decision of the International Criminal Court and will comply with its commitments and obligations in relation to the Rome Statute and international law,
government officials told Spanish media
Slovenia respects the decision of the ICC regarding arrest warrants for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity and will fully comply with it,
Prime Minister Robert Golob saidThe fight against impunity wherever crimes are committed is a priority for Belgium, which fully supports the work of the [ICC],
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The unfortunate decision of the ICC undermines its authority in other cases when it equates the elected representatives of a democratic state with the leaders of an Islamist terrorist organization,
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala saidWe support international courts, and we apply their warrants,
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If Netanyahu and Gallant came to Italy, we would have to arrest them,
said Italian Defense Minister Guido CrosettoI believe the ICC’s sentence is wrong.”
But he added
This is wrong in itself,
Orbán said in an interview with Hungarian state radio, referring to the rulingThe Netherlands implements the Rome Statute one hundred percent,
he said, referring to the Hague-based court’s founding treatyThe genocide of the Palestinian people cannot go unpunished,
she added