US Hints at Sanctions on ICC over Netanyahu Arrest Bid | Vantage with Palki Sharma

let's turn to Israel now their Western allies are deeply divided over what the arrest warrant for Benin Netanyahu the warrant has been issu has not been issued yet but prosecutors at the ICC are asking for it that's the international criminal court the ICC if issued this warrant would put West nations in a tough spot some of them do recognize the ICC like France Germany and Italy so technically they must arrest Netanyahu on their soil but the question is will they this is where the divisions emerge France and Germany have supported the IC so have countries like Sweden and Denmark they say rule of law must be followed but the old anglosphere gang is against it I'm talking about Britain and the US Joe Biden has already rejected the warrant bid and now Rishi sonak has joined in the British prime minister says it's an unhelpful development deeply unhelpful development of course it's still subject to final decision but it remains deeply unhelpful nonetheless there is no moral equivalence between a democratic State exercising its lawful right to selfdefense and the terrorist group Hamas it's not a problem for the for the US they do not accept the icc's jurisdiction so warrants do not matter to them in fact us Republicans are are looking to host prime minister Netanyahu they want him to address the US Congress but for the UK it's different they do accept the icc's jurisdiction so if a warrant is issued they will face a tough choice and Rishi sunak may have rejected the warrant but he's not taking on the ICC he's choosing his words carefully the us though is in full Attack Mode there Congress is considering punitive action against the international criminal Court in other words they want sanctions but any such move will need President Biden's support will the president give it his top Diplomat was asked this question listen to his response we want to work with you on a bipartisan basis to find an appropriate response I'm committed to doing that um as you say the devil's in the details so let's see what uh what you got and uh and we could take it from there it's not a yes but it's also not a no and that is a worrying response from blinken he's talking about sanctioning a court and not just any Court a global Court recognized by more than 120 countries it would be a very dangerous move although not an unprecedented one let me take you back to 2002 the US Congress passed a similar legislation it was nicknamed the hag Invasion act the hag is where the ICC is located and what did this law say that the US must use and I'm quoting any means necessary to free us leaders from the heg suppose a US politician is arrested or a US general is being prosecuted then Washington can even use Force to free him hence the nickname the hag Invasion act so the US does have bad blood with the ICC but this time it's a lot more complicated for starters the ICC is not Prosecuting American leaders they're chasing Israeli leaders secondly many Americans agree with the warrant or the warrant bid let me show you what happened at a congressional hearing Senator Lindsay Graham was speaking to Anthony blinkin he said if warrants are issued for Netanyahu then the us then us leaders would be next listen to how the crowd responded we hopefully together we'll find a way to rest our displeasure with the IC cuz if they'll do this Israel we are next this group tried to come after our soldiers yeah you can clap all you want to they started clapping it tells you what US public opinion is and that should worry Benin Netanyahu in the short run this warrant bid could benefit him Joe Biden is supporting him again even his domestic Rivals have offered support but what about the long run just look at the charges against Netanyahu starvation of civilians intentional attack on civilians and murder SL extermination these are crimes against humanity if proven it could further destroy Israel's cred credibility it could make Israel a pariah in fact it's already happening three European nations have decided to recognize Palestine as a country Ireland Spain and Norway the announcement was made today it will be implemented on the 28th of May listen to how the Spanish leader Justified his move and if one thing is clear to me it is that prime minister Netanyahu has no peace project for Palestine fighting the terrorist group is legitimate and necessary after the events of October 7th but Netanyahu is creating so much pain and so much destruction and so much ranker in Gaza and the rest of Palestine that the viability of two-state solution is in serious danger does this change anything on the ground no Palestine still doesn't have its own territory so by extension it's not a country but politically this is significant it shows how isolated Israel is becoming they're lashing out at these three countries Israel's ambassadors have been recalled from there so Netanyahu is in no mood to climb down but can he afford this isolation the us too has carried out many crimes against humanity but the US has a huge economy and a big military so no one wants to isolate them Israel cannot risk that it's not America it's a point that we've made before in Russia's context a war is not just about military wins it's also about political wins right now Israel is winning on the battlefield but it's losing the political [Music] war first post reports from the world's second largest continent hello I'm Allison lrange a very warm welcome from Durban South Africa we give you the news and the News makers from Africa South Africa goes to the polls on the 29th of May I will track the election and bring you ground reports is at the end of the road for the African National Congress and will former president Jacob Zuma stage a dramatic comeback from elections to climate change to Innovations and opportunities as the world's attention shifts we report from Africa the heart of the global South join me every weekday live on first post [Music] [Music]

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Length: 8min 1sec (481 seconds)

Published: Wed May 22 2024