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Italy looking to block arrest warrant for Netanyahu – media

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Rome is reportedly seeking to delay the implementation of the ICC ruling until end of the Gaza conflict.

Italy is pushing for a suspension of the arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, issued last week by the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to Italian media reports.

A signatory to the Rome Statute, the country is legally bound to adhere to ICC decisions.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reportedly tabled the proposal during a G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Italy on Monday. Calling for a unified G7 position on the arrest warrant, Tajani suggested that the criminal proceedings could be suspended until the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the newspaper Il Messaggero has reported.

The Hague-based ICC announced on Thursday that it had issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Ibrahim al-Masri, over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the Gaza conflict. The court has jurisdiction over the West Bank and Gaza, which are considered occupied Palestinian territories under international law.

Both Israeli politicians could be arrested if they travel to any of the 124 countries that are signatories to the ICC’s Rome Statute, including Italy.

However, the Italian foreign minister noted that while the court makes “legal decisions,” Western governments are responsible for “political choices.”

“We need to be united on this,” Tajani reportedly said during the G7 meeting.

According to the news website Euractiv, Tajani reaffirmed Italy’s recognition of the ICC. However, when asked about the potential arrest of Netanyahu if he were to visit Italy, the diplomat noted that there is a form of immunity for top state officials.

Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, the UK, and Norway, have announced that they would comply with the ICC warrant. The US and Israel have condemned the decision.

Israel launched its military operation in Gaza in response to a cross-border incursion by Hamas on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people died and 251 others were taken hostage. According to the latest data from Gaza’s health ministry, over 44,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 104,000 wounded in Israeli attacks on the enclave.

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  1. Italy is another European Country in dire economic straits through the stupidity of grossly negligent incompetent leaders
    Which is unlikely to recover and why war is its best option
    Not to mention the walls closing in on the covid hysteria and hoax that was kicked off in such places as Italy with the elderly being euthanized in rest homes and attributed to covid – which does not exist
    And fast being funneled into the vortex of self imposed economic suicide
    The US has done a good job of setting up Europe
    Which is now its bum boy and over a barrel
    And will be sacrificed
    What happens when cheap Russian oil and gas is completely shut off?
    Not as now with limited supplies still being accessed through proxy India

  2. Italy and France have always been blown-about by the economic, social and political winds, irregardless of whether those winds blow ill or not.
    Both countries showed their true colours during World Wars One & Two.
    Both countries are NOT to be trusted…!

  3. Vatician City, one of three Corporate City States, collectively called Empire of the City, that rule the world, financially/economically through City of London. militarily through District of Columbia and religiously through Vatician City.

  4. Was to be expected. All EU gvt and their legal administrations are infiltrated by J**s. Now France also where J**s hold key positions in gvt. is trying ( jean noel barrot) to refute the arrest warrant from the ICC for the israhell’s scum .
    Gutless and corrupt politicians

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