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It is reasonable to expect that once Trump comes in, he will go after the ICC and the ICJ in ways that profoundly damages the multilateral system,
Trita Parsi, the executive director of the Washington-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, noted on X ... referring also to the International Court of Justice You can expect a strong response to the antisemitic bias of the ICC & UN come January”
Michael Waltz, Trump’s nominee for national security advisor, echoed Netanyahu and Gallant in his response to the court’s move If you aid and abet the ICC after their action against the State of Israel, you can expect consequences from the United States,
Australia must join other countries such as Canada, Netherlands, France, amongst others, that have confirmed their commitment to enforcing the arrest warrants,
APAN’s president, Nasser Mashni, said Australia respects the independence of the International Criminal Court and its important role in upholding international law,
Wong said in a statement posted to X on Friday I appeal to all States Parties to live up to their commitment... by respecting and complying with these judicial orders,
Let me be clear once again: 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,
I think Israel made a very big mistake,
Trump told an Israeli newspaper in April, describing the bombing of civilian apartment blocks in Gaza I’m just going to let the law run its course.”
Pressed at a press conference in Canberra on whether Netanyahu should be arrested, Husic said The ICC’s actions set a dangerous precedent for leaders of democracies protecting their citizens from terrorists and rogue states hellbent on their destruction,
I know that Australians will be troubled today to see this targeting of a democratically elected leader who is trying to protect its country from terrorists,
We urge the Australian government and the international community to reject these baseless attempts to de-legitimise Israel’s leadership,
Obviously, these bodies need to be allowed to conduct their work in accordance with law,
The law operates on the basis of a presumption that people will obey it. That’s how all laws are created,
I'm very happy to hear that officials in the next administration in the United States, and the current members of the Congress and the Senate actually declared that they will change the laws against the ICC,
What is the message to Hamas? What is the message in accordance with the hostages deal?"
This is a first step showing international commitment to justice,
Naim said in a statement shared with Newsweek Whether they're the families in the kibbutzim that are mourning the people killed from the seventh of October, or that are so horrendously being kept today, or they don't know, the fear, the terror of the unknown of where they are, or it's Palestinians in the West Bank or in Gaza, ... they have the right, not as a charity, not as a favor to them, but they have a right to be seen by the law."
And then the law has an obligation to analyze information in this environment, separate fiction from fact, and then present it to judges,
The decision actually send a message today, to the Western world, to the United States, and to other democratic countries, ... that today it's Israel, today it's Prime Minister Netanyahu and former defense minister Gallant, tomorrow maybe it's you."
