Posted on 11/21/2024 5:03:10 PM PST by Angelino97
Benjamin Netanyahu could be detained if he visits Britain after Sir Keir Starmer backed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant.
The Hague-based court, which Foreign Secretary David Lammy last month said the UK 'supports', today issued warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the leader of Hamas.
Britain, along with 123 other members of the ICC, will now be obliged to detain Netanyahu 'on sight' under international law.
A spokesperson for Downing Street said the Government respected the court and refused to rule out he would be arrested if he landed on British soil - comments which have been widely interpreted as supportive of the decision.
He said: 'We respect the independence of the ICC.'
No10 added there was no 'moral equivalence' between the democratically elected leader of Israel and terrorist leaders, and that Israel has a right to defend itself.
The ICC warrant would, nevertheless, need to be ratified by a UK court before it becomes valid, it is understood.
Last month Mr Lammy told MPs Labour 'continues to support the ICC', adding: 'Both the ICC and the ICJ should be able to go about their work unfettered by political intervention.'
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According to the Jewish Chronicle, "Keir Starmer has regularly spoken about the importance of Judaism to his family, and has shared that Friday night dinners are a tradition. Shabbat is a “rock in the week,” he has said.
Oh. Sleazy commie politicians lie?
Sorry for the double redundancy. Sleazy and commie were overkill. Politician was enough.
Arrest Starmer if he sets foot here or anywhere it’s possible.
Obama is his puppet master. I’m not surprised.
That’s gonna make Trump unhappy.
And Keir Starmer should be arrested if he enters the USA.
Arrested and flogged. /spit
What a POS this Starmer guy turned out to be.
Mike Waltz is gonna smack this tool around.
The UK has become a banana republic and the rights of Britons are forfeit. Starmer is an evil man bent on destroying the UK one group at a time. No surprise he is virtue signaling to the woke.
As if the West isn’t guilty of the same things as Israel supposedly has done. The hubris of the “World Court” is astounding.
It means nothing to him. Probably said that to retain the Jewish vote.
Wikipedia says he’s an atheist that attends a liberal Synagogue in North London with his family.
The Brits were nuts to elect this guy.
Starmer is Woke.
What is the modern UK anymore?
Guess they always sucked, just didn’t realize how bad.
Jack Smith is from the World Court. Obama sent him there. Expect the ICC - World Court to go after Trump on February 1st. It doesn’t matter what for. “Give me the man and I’ll find you the crime” kinda lawfare.
Trump should arrest Starmer if he steps on foot outside Great Brislam
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