Paris canceled the execution of the criminal court verdict against Netanyahu by threatening Tel Aviv

According to Isna, recently, in a controversial move, the French government announced that it may ignore the arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, and announced that Netanyahu may have immunity.

According to the Zionist officials, this issue became central in the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, which was announced on Tuesday evening. Israeli officials told the American publication “Wall Street Journal” that if Netanyahu were to risk arrest if he traveled to France, they would not accept France alongside the United States as the monitoring power of the ceasefire monitoring committee.

On Wednesday, France’s foreign ministry suggested that Netanyahu may enjoy immunity from arrest under the ICC’s ruling because the regime is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC.

“Such immunity applies to Prime Minister Netanyahu and other relevant ministers and should be taken into account if the International Criminal Court requests their arrest and surrender,” the French foreign ministry said.

In this regard, a senior French official told the American publication: “A French judge will decide whether he will travel to France or not based on the request of the International Criminal Court for the arrest of Netanyahu.”

According to the Wall Street Journal analyst, France’s withdrawal from its previous decision to arrest Netanyahu has raised doubts about the power and global reach of the International Criminal Court, especially for countries that have not signed the treaty.

Last week, the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Yoav Galant, the former Minister of War of the Israeli regime, due to the war in Gaza and the crimes committed by the regime in this area. In this ruling, it is clearly stated that these two have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including using hunger as a weapon.

The judgment of the Hague Court angered the leaders of the Zionist regime and its supporters in America. In addition to being threatened by the American authorities, media sources reported on the appeal of the Zionist regime to the International Criminal Court to reconsider the arrest warrant of the criminal leaders of this regime.

In this regard, on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court announced that any request by countries to change the implementation of its decisions depends on the judges of the court.

While Israel is not a signatory to this treaty, the Palestinian territories have signed it using their status as a non-member observer state in the United Nations.

France questioned the authority of the Hague Tribunal

The American publication wrote: “France’s recent position has put Paris and the International Criminal Court at odds.”

France has previously made arrests based on warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, but those arrests involved member states of the court. But Paris’s current opposition to its obligations under the Rome Statute is against international law.

In this regard, Jens Iverson, a professor of international law at Leiden University in the Netherlands, told the Wall Street Journal: “France should ask the International Criminal Court to release itself from its obligations if it does not want to arrest Netanyahu, because the strict reading of the law is that if “If Netanyahu is present in the territory of a member state, the said state is obliged to arrest him.”

However, France’s opposition to Netanyahu’s arrest has not only placed this country in front of the Hague Court, but has also acted against the policy of the European Union. Earlier, “Joseph Borrell” in charge of foreign policy of the European Union announced that the orders of the Hague Court are binding and cannot be treated “optionally”. In this regard, all member states of the European Union must implement it.

This issue has attracted the attention of the American publication.

The Wall Street Journal wrote: “Reactions to the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court have been mixed in Europe. Some countries, such as Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands, have clearly said that they must comply with the court’s ruling. Other countries, such as Germany and Italy, have sent mixed messages about what they will do. “Britain has said that it will always honor its international obligations.”

The reason for France’s withdrawal from its decision

According to the American publication, one of the reasons for France’s withdrawal from its previous decision to arrest Netanyahu was the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.

The Wall Street Journal, quoting informed sources, claimed: “In recent days, Netanyahu requested a call with French President Emmanuel Macron to express his disappointment with France’s stance on the International Criminal Court verdict. Macron said in the call that France is committed to international justice, but has not taken a position on whether it will implement the arrest warrant.

According to the American publication, a few hours after speaking with Netanyahu, Macron called US President Joe Biden to discuss the issue of the International Criminal Court.

These developments occur while the International Criminal Court published a statement on its website on the 1st of Azar and announced that the court had issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the deposed Israeli Minister of War Yoav Galant for war crimes committed in the Gaza war. is

The statement said: “The arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant for committing war crimes has been issued from at least October 8, 2023 to May 20, 2024, the day the prosecutor submitted a request in this regard.”

The International Criminal Court also rejected the Zionist regime’s claims of “lack of jurisdiction” regarding the arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant.

The prime minister of the Zionist regime has an uncertain future ahead of him due to the issuance of his arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court and the approaching day of his trial, which could lead to the end of his political life.

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