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Fact check: Where do EU countries stand on ICC’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu?
euronews (in English)
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03/12/2024
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu continues to draw mixed and often ambiguous reactions from European officials.
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Would EU countries arrest Netanyahu?
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The International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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continues to draw mixed reactions from European officials.
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The Hague-based court has no means of enforcing that warrant
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and relies on its state parties to do so.
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All 27 EU countries are among the ICC's 124 state parties.
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But not all have committed to arresting Netanyahu should he step on their territories
00:36
despite calls from the EU's top diplomats on them to do so.
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Here's what we know.
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Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovenia and Spain
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are among the EU countries that have suggested they would comply with the warrant.
00:51
Despite being a firm Israel ally, Austria has also said it would have no choice but to arrest Netanyahu
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despite Foreign Minister Alexander Schellenberg describing the ruling as absurd.
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Hungary would refuse to comply with the court, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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But there are a handful of key EU countries who have not clearly laid out their position
01:14
and whose ambiguity is casting doubt over the credibility of the court.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has suggested Germany would enforce the warrant
01:24
but a government spokesperson on the other hand has said that would be hard to imagine.
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Italy and France have recently questioned the feasibility of the warrant
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despite showing support for the work of the ICC.
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France's Foreign Ministry, for example, has suggested Netanyahu is immune
01:40
because Israel is not a state party to the ICC.
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Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has also suggested Netanyahu's arrest
01:48
is unfeasible as long as he is in office.
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The positions of Estonia and the Czech Republic are also ambiguous.
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