From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 25, 2024
US refrains from urging other countries not to comply with ICC warrants for Israeli leaders
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller avoids calling on countries not to comply with the International Criminal Court arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, when pressed on the matter during a press briefing.
Miller reiterates that the US opposes the ICC decision, but says each country will have to make its own decision whether to comply with the arrest warrants. He notes that the US is not party to the ICC and will not comply with the decision.
A reporter points out that the US has urged countries that are members of the court to comply with the ICC arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Miller responds that Russia and Israel are not equivalent cases, as the latter has an independent judiciary and has opened hundreds of ongoing investigations into potential violations of international humanitarian law or violations of its own code of conduct.
