Netanyahu faces arrest in 124 countries after ICC decision
Last Updated on November 24, 2024 5:29 am
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes in Gaza.
Although Israel does not recognize the ICC’s jurisdiction and has said that Netanyahu and Gallant will not surrender, their freedom of movement has been restricted.
There are 124 countries under the Rome Statute, the ICC’s founding treaty. These countries are obliged to execute the court’s arrest warrants.
International human rights lawyer Jonathan Qutab said that laws are made on the assumption that people will obey them. Those who disobey the law are committing crimes themselves.
Qutab added that many of Israel’s allies, especially members of the European Union, are committed to executing the warrants.
Netanyahu called the charges “anti-Semitic.”
The countries where Netanyahu and Gallant could be arrested after the ICC warrant was issued are:
Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cambodia
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Ivory Coast
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
L El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Montenegro
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
South Korea
Republic of Maldives
Romania
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Palestine
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uganda
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Zambia