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Opposition leaders slam ICC over ‘shameful’ Netanyahu, Gallant warrants
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Leaders of Israel’s political opposition slam the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
“Israel is defending itself against terrorist organizations that attacked, murdered and raped our citizens. These arrest warrants are a reward for terrorism,” Opposition Leader Yair Lapid declares.
The International Criminal Court’s decision constitutes “moral blindness and [a] shameful stain of historic proportion that will never be forgotten,” National Unity chief Benny Gantz, a former member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, tweets.
The ICC has “provided further proof of the double standards and hypocrisy of the international community and the UN institutions,” adds Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, who had previously served as defense minister under Netanyahu.
“The State of Israel will not apologize for protecting its citizens and is committed to continuing to fight terrorism without compromise.”
“This is a shameful decision of the International Court in The Hague,” weighs in The Democrats chief Yair Golan. “Israel had and will always have the right to defend itself against our enemies.”
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