MANY COUNTRIES have welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged “war crimes”.
Amnesty International has said 'the wheels of international justice have finally caught up with those alleged to be responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine and Israel. There can be no ‘safe haven’ for those alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.'
New Zealand joined the International Criminal Court in 1977. However it has yet to make any comment on the ICC decision. It has also not indicated whether it would fulfil its legal obligations if, however unlikely, Netanyahu or Gallant ever stepped foot in New Zealand.
This week the National-led coalition government designated the Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Houthis of Yemen as terrorist organisations. This comes at a time when Israel continues its military attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, an extension of its ongoing genocidal war in Gaza.
The Houthis say that they will continue to target Israel as long as it continues to wage war in Gaza.
The New Zealand Government though continues to turn a blind eye to Israel's military assault on Gaza and now on Lebanon. It has consistently refused to condemn Israel for committing genocide in Gaza.
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has commented:
'Unbelievably, our government still refuses to call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire and while it has condemned every act of Palestinian resistance, it has refused to condemn any of the egregious Israeli war crimes which are the subject of the arrest warrants.'
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