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Arab-majority Hadash party backs ICC decision, saying PM, Gallant have to pay for ‘destruction of Gaza, mass murder’
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The Hadash party appears to welcome the International Criminal Court’s announcement that it is issuing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
In a statement, the Arab faction declares “the ICC in The Hague decided based on clear evidence that the Gaza war is a war full of serious war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
“Netanyahu and Gallant are responsible for the total destruction of Gaza and the mass murder of its residents. They have to pay a price for it,” the party states, calling for an immediate end to the war.
Last week, the Knesset Ethics Committee voted unanimously to suspend Hadash-Ta’al lawmaker Ofer Cassif for six months over comments he made regarding the Israel Defense Forces and the war in Gaza, including his public support for the South African motion accusing Israel of genocide before the International Court of Justice.
The Times of Israel Community.