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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

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4.2929 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In a groundbreaking move, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, the first time the ICC has targeted the leader of a democratic country and a close ally of the United States. Israeli author and journalist for Haaretz Amir Tibon joins the show to dissect the ramifications and the mood in Israel.   Also on today's show:  David Scheffer, former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues; Arwa Damon, President & Founder, INARA; author Peggy Noonan ("A Certain Kind of America")  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up. The International Criminal Court

0:39.5

issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense

0:44.0

minister, Yoam Ghalant, and Hamas' Muhammad Dave. So what does this mean for Israel and

0:50.1

its regional war? I ask Israeli journalist Amir Tebong. Then, former U.S. Ambassador for War Crimes issues,

0:57.3

David Sheffer lays out the legal ramifications.

1:00.7

And as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 44,000

1:04.3

and civilians there face widespread hunger and disease,

1:07.9

humanitarian Arwa Damon joins us from the ground. Also ahead, a certain idea

1:13.7

of America. Author Peggy Noonan tells Walter Isaacson about her collection of columns, exploring

1:19.9

the essence of the United States over the last 25 years. Welcome to the program, everyone, I'm Beyond a Goal-Legroa in New York, sitting in for

1:43.3

Christian Amunpur.

1:44.6

In a groundbreaking move, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Galant for alleged war crimes

1:55.1

and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The court says both men bear criminal responsibility for causing mass starvation in Gaza.

2:04.3

This is the first time the ICC has targeted the leader of a democratic country and a close ally of the United States.

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Every member of the ICC, which includes the UK and many European countries, are now legally obliged to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu

2:18.3

if he sets foot on their territory. That's more than 120 countries. The court also issued an arrest

2:24.8

warrant for Hamas military leader Mohamed Day for crimes including murder, torture, rape, and hostage

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taking. Israel says he was killed during an airstrike earlier this year.

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The court was also seeking warrants for Hamas leaders Yaya Jaya Sinawa and Ismail Khanea,

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