A major rift has developed in the Western world over the Gaza war, and it is growing wider. France and Belgium have come out in support of the International Criminal Court’s request for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This marks a major divide with other Western states, including the UK, Italy, Germany and the US.
The problem with the Biden administration, however is the reason it has given for opposing the warrants. It fears that the ICC’s interference “may stall a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.” The Biden administration still has not accepted the sovereignty of Israel and its sound reasons for pursuing the war on Hamas with resolve. Netanyahu could not be clearer: there will be no ceasefire until Hamas is eliminated. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated of the ICC: “The International Criminal Court is a joke. Imagine a court calling for the arrest of President Harry Truman and Hitler. Sure, one of them committed genocide and the other stopped it, one of them was a dictator and the other democratic, but why on Earth should this matter?”
“US allies France, Belgium defend ICC prosecutor’s request for Israeli arrest warrants,” by Timothy H.J. Nerozzi, Fox News, May 21, 2024:
France, Belgium and other European allies are expressing support for the International Criminal Court amid ongoing demands from the U.S. to drop accusations of war crimes against Israel.
Protestations from the U.S. and Israel began after ICC prosecutor Karim Khan filed applications for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders for alleged “war crimes.”
“France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence and the fight against impunity in all situations,” the nation’s foreign ministry said Monday.
Slovenia also spoke out in support of the ICC, saying “accountability is crucial” in addressing the Israel-Hamas conflict.
“War crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and Palestine from at least Oct.7 2023 must be prosecuted independently and impartially regardless of the perpetrators,” the foreign ministry of Slovenia said in a statement posted Monday to social media. “Accountability is crucial to prevent atrocities and to guarantee peace.”
“Belgium supports the work of the International Criminal Court,” Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Labib said in a statement posted to social media. “The request submitted by the Court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, for arrest warrants against both Hamas and Israeli officials is an important step in the investigation of the situation in Palestine.
Germany expressed hesitation at the accusations placed against Israeli leadership, saying, “The simultaneous application for arrest warrants against the Hamas leaders on the one hand and the two Israeli officials on the other has given the false impression of equivalence.”….
Big Dude says
Check the number of Moslems in the country … and the moral shallowness of a government that will throw Jews to the dogs at a moments notice. See a pattern
joanofark06 says
Good point, there’s a ton of moslem dogs in france I know, but I’ll have to look up Belgium, on how many moslem dogs are over there. I won’t be surprised if there’s many there too. Pretty much every country in Europe, had satan’s hold on every leader over there, to welcome the thousands, if not millions of those worms, into their borders.
I finally figured out the main reason that the large number of them, had to be in all of the NON muslim countries. It has to do with bible prophecy, and the “mark” situation, at the 3 1/2 year time, of the 7 year Tribulation period. It makes perfect sense to me, and would to anyone else who studies prophecy, if they heard this idea that came to me, a while back.
But yeah, I can see any of the leaders of those many countries that brought in so many liike-minded “people” into their borders, that have the same “feelings” as they (the many leaders) do, and that is the evil that is within them, that make them hate Christians, Israel, the Bible, and anything else that has to do with the God of heaven.
Very sad situation for Israel. I can only hope, that isn’t the time, where the bible tells us this prophecy of the future, and that is that, “All will come against her”, speaking of Israel. Surely this couldn’t be it. Besides, I’ve been thinking that all countries would come against her, when Israel would strike tons of oil, and all the countries would all be desperate and needing it bad. I think if I was the leader of Israel at that time, I’d make all the countries, crying for it, just keep crying, for awhile! I know, that’s torturous, but still, after what all these countries did to Israel over the many years, I’d want a litte payback. Eye for an eye, the bible says, right? lol..
Raja says
Well, France can’t afford to instigate its huge Muslim population. Don’t know why Belgium has to follow France. The word is still to come out of slumber from the hate-filled reference to Jews as apes and pigs in the koran, the root cause of evil coming from Muslims.
somehistory says
To “guarantee peace”…..let’s see them tell how they intend to do that.
They don’t have “peace” in their own nations, so how will they “guarantee peace” in gaza by arresting the men fighting to gain at least a little ‘peace’ in their goal of eliminating hamas?
How much internal influence have the mozlums in these nations saying that the government’s men in Israel should be arrested?
What if…if…the icc issued warrants for the arrest of macron and the whatever guy in belguim because of some things they do to thwart the efforts of mozlums to take over those nations? any arrests, any bans on public wearing of the burka, or other tactics to quell the violence could be used against them by mozlums claiming they are being persecuted with a genocide coming. (mozlums lie and exaggerate).
What say they then?
Brian Ozzy says
I can just imagine that week-kneed prissy Macron being afraid to stir up the multitudes of muslims he’s invited in to take over France. He’s a gutless coward that has done nothing to solve never-ending violence and demands of pislam’s finest and yet has the gall to think he can solve Israel’s problems. I’ll laugh when his muslim rabble start pleading with the islamic UN to partition half of France for a sharia caliphate.
jerry glenn says
France and Belgium surge in the international Islamopandering derby.
Rick Olsha says
AM ISREAL CHAI !!!!!
James Lincoln says
So, I guess that the leaders of France and Belgium support Hamas.
Let that sink in…
OLD GUY says
Well good for them. I guess they are enjoying the diversity of their Islamic migrant invaders.
France and Belgium alone with most of Europe have fallen off my travel planner.
Barbara says
During WWII Belgium managed to save 80% of their Jews. What happened to make such a 180 turn from humanity to joining the terrorists. My grandparents and their siblings would be ashamed to be Belgian.