“US President Joe Biden sharply reacted to the decision of the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling such a decision outrageous. Source: “European Pravda” with reference to Biden’s statement on the website of the White House Biden’s direct speech: “Issuing warrants for the arrest of Israeli leaders by the ICC causes outrage.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to Biden’s statement on the White House website
Biden’s direct speech: “The ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is outrageous. Let me be clear again: whatever the ICC means, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas.”
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Details: He also assured that the US will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.
Prehistory:
- The day before, it became known that the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the ex-head of the Ministry of Defense, Yoav Galant.
- The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, said that the warrants of the International Criminal Court for the arrest of top Israeli officials are “obligatory” for the EU countries.
- The US said it “rejects in principle” the decision of the International Criminal Court.