Sanders Hails ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu, Urges US to Respect Int’l Law
Sanders expressed support for the requests by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and urged the US to respect international law.
"The ICC as I see it is trying to uphold international law and minimum standards of decency. Our government should do no less," Sanders told the Senate floor Tuesday night.
His remarks came after Khan applied for arrest warrants on Monday for the Israeli regime’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and its defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for “war crimes and crimes against humanity” committed in the Gaza Strip.
"The ICC is doing its job. It’s doing what it is supposed to do. We cannot only apply international law when it is convenient," Sanders added.
He reminded the senators that more than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed and almost 80,000 injured since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 last year.
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"…Netanyahu and his government do not have the right to wage an all-out war against the children, against the women, against the innocent people of Gaza. And for that, there must be consequences," Sanders said.
"What the ICC has done is important for the global community, in the sense that we cannot allow the human race to descend to barbarity," he added.
Source: Anadolu Agency
