What are the political-legal consequences of the Hague Court ruling for “Netanyahu” and the Zionist regime? – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

Mehr News Agency, International Group: Yesterday, Thursday (December 1), the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of War Yoav Galant. The reason for its issuance is the commission of war crimes in Gaza by these two officials of the Zionist regime.

After the ruling, although the Zionist regime is trying to reject it, they have attacked the legitimacy of the Criminal Court and intensified lobbying efforts, but many countries, even European and American countries, have announced their readiness to implement the ruling, and “Joseph Burrell” in charge of the European Union’s foreign policy He also did not consider the order of the court to be political and added: We must respect the decision of this court and implement it.

Domestic and foreign legal and political effects of the judgment of the Hague Court

Although the Zionist regime and its main supporter, the United States, are not members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Zionism can have political, legal and military effects.

After a year of inaction and weakening of international legal and political institutions under the pressure of the American-Zionist lobbies, the verdict of the International Criminal Court is very significant and can help to strengthen legal processes and institutional status.

According to the verdict of the International Criminal Court, the crimes of war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression have been attributed to Netanyahu and Gallant. In this recent ruling, the use of hunger as a weapon is also mentioned. In this sense, recording the crimes of genocide in Gaza can be used as an example to assert the rights of the people of the region in the future.

Of course, due to the extensive support of the United States to the Zionist regime, the implementation of this ruling will face challenges, but the Western countries that are members of the Court are required to comply, and naturally, the visit of the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime will face restrictions.

This ruling can also affect the cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon, and Netanyahu’s attempt to use the war to stay in power will face obstacles and weaken Netanyahu’s position against critics. At the same time, it is expected that internal pressures will increase to oust Netanyahu.

In general, the effects of this ruling can be examined from different aspects, which include:

1. Direct effects on Netanyahu and Gallant

International travel restrictions: If a verdict is issued by the International Criminal Court, the member states of this court will be obliged to arrest them. This may limit the diplomatic and international travel of these two people. In the few hours that have passed since the verdict, many countries have announced their readiness to arrest them.

Legal problems: Even if the Zionist regime does not recognize the jurisdiction of the court, international legal and political pressure can further distort the internal and external image of Netanyahu and Gallant.

Weakening the domestic position: Such a ruling will strengthen the political opposition inside the occupied territories and increase the internal political crises of this regime.

2. Influence on the regional policies of the Zionist regime

Weakening integration with Arab countries: Some Arab countries that have recently entered into the project of normalizing relations with the Zionist regime, such as the UAE and Bahrain, may face internal challenges and public pressure to revise these relations. In addition, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, even if they want to normalize, they will not be able to proceed with the court ruling.

The upper hand of resistance and increased convergence in this front: The Zionist regime, which has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza and nearly 4,000 people in Lebanon, may commit more crimes in this field to show its power, but this approach will undoubtedly increase popular resistance and convergence. Moreover, the resistance front will be accompanied. In addition, this ruling is a seal of approval on the legitimacy of resistance attacks on anti-Zionist positions.

3. Influence on the international relations of the Zionist regime

Diplomatic pressure: The ruling of the Criminal Court can force European countries and some allies of the Zionist regime to adopt stricter positions. This may lead to the imposition of economic sanctions or the reduction of military cooperation.

Increasing support for the Palestinians: This ruling can increase international support for Palestinian rights and expose and disgrace the Zionist regime as an actor that violates human rights. Although it has been scandalized during this one year, the verdict of this prestigious international institution officially confirms it.

What officials has the court issued arrest warrants so far?

To date, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for several world officials, some of the most important of which are mentioned below;

1. Omar al-Bashir: On March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, on charges of indirect participation in committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

2. Muammar Gaddafi: The former dictator of Libya was accused of crimes against humanity during the suppression of protests in 2011. An arrest warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court, but he was killed before being arrested.

3. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Muammar Gaddafi’s son was also arrested by the Criminal Court in 2011 on charges of crimes against humanity during the suppression of protests in Libya.

4. Laurent Bagbo: The former president of Ivory Coast, who was arrested on charges of crimes against humanity during the post-election violence in 2010.

5. Thomas Lubanga: In March 2012, “Thomas Lubanga de Yellow” was indicted by the “First Trial Branch” of the Court for committing war crimes by participating in the recruitment of “child soldiers under the age of 15” in the military group “Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of the Congo” and Also, their participation in armed conflicts was found guilty and condemned.

6. Jean-Pierre Bombay: The Congolese military leader and former vice president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic in 2016, but was acquitted on appeal in 2018.

7. Ahmed al-Faqi al-Mahdi: This member of the extremist group in Mali was accused by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in 2013 of committing war crimes by “deliberately directing attacks against religious buildings and historical monuments”. This was the first time that the charge of damaging cultural heritage and religious buildings was raised before the International Criminal Court. He was handed over to the International Criminal Court after he was arrested by the authorities of Niger.

8. Bosco Ntagenda: In 2019, the Congolese military commander was accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and using children as soldiers, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2020.

9. Dominic Ongwin: One of the senior commanders of God’s Resistance Army in Uganda was accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in 2021 and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2022.

10. Ali Koshib: “Ali Muhammad Ali Abdul Rahman” (Ali Koshib) was placed under the custody of the Court on June 9, 2020, after he voluntarily surrendered to the Central African Republic following the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on April 27, 2007. Koshib was accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur (Sudan).

11. Vladimir Putin: In 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the President of Russia on charges of war crimes. These charges were related to the illegal transfer of children from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia. This action took place during the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the International Criminal Court prosecuted this action as a war crime.

12: Netanyahu and Gallant: In early June of this year, the decision to arrest these two Zionist officials was made for killing Palestinians, creating hunger as a method of war, preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the Gaza Strip, and deliberately targeting civilians. However, this decision was final yesterday (December 1st) and their arrest warrant was issued.

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This is the first time that the International Criminal Court targets the officials of the Zionist regime and the head of one of America’s closest allies. Even if the United States refuses to implement the sentence under the pretext of not recognizing the Criminal Court, the 124 countries that recognize the court are obliged to arrest the Prime Minister and the Minister of War of the Zionist regime. Even if these 2 Zionist officials are not arrested, instead of the criminal court, this action has depicted the depth of the international political isolation of the occupying regime.

This sentence, even if it does not lead to the arrest of Netanyahu and Gallant, is a strong signal to the international community that the behavior of the Zionist regime in the occupied territories is under surveillance. At the same time, such an action can be a turning point in challenging the exemption of this criminal regime from international punishments and help strengthen international law in the face of human rights violations.

Finally, the judgment of the Hague Tribunal not only creates restrictions for these people for committing the biggest crimes in Gaza, but also puts the Zionist regime under international pressure and will change regional and global equations.