Netanyahu tells Nikki Haley that ICC’s Khan ‘seeks to handcuff’ Israel in war against Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells visiting former American UN ambassador Nikki Haley that International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan “seeks to handcuff” Israel in its fight against Hamas, which would imperil all democratic societies in their fight against terrorism. “That will not stop us,” he pledges.

Netanyahu also repeats that he is “surprised, disappointed” that the Biden administration “backed off” of its support for sanctions on Khan and other ICC officials for seeking arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.

“I hope that doesn’t happen because it’s important to send a message to the ICC that free societies will retain the right and the ability to defend themselves,” he says.

Haley says that “the majority of Americans stand with Israel.”

“A win for Israel is a win for America,” says the former South Carolina governor and potential Donald Trump running mate. “Israel is fighting America’s enemies.”

“Tune out the noise – you know what the job is,” Haley tells the Israeli public.

“Israel continues to be careful about every human life and everything they do to protect that human life,” she says.

Netanyahu pledges that Israel will achieve all its war aims: “There are some people who don’t believe in an Israeli victory. They don’t believe that we can achieve all our war aims – releasing all the hostages, defeating Hamas, and of course establishing an arrangement that Gaza will no longer be a threat to Israel. We believe it, we will continue to do it, and we will achieve it.”