France gov't now says Netanyahu is "immune" from ICC prosecution and wouldn't arrest him

France has always been a wishy-washy country, especially when it comes to Israel. On the one hand, France was one of the first countries to recognize Israel and established diplomatic relationships with the Jewish State in 1949. In the 1950s and 60s, they were Israel's main weapons suppliers.

More recently, France tries to balance their support of Israel's right to security, while advocating for so called Palestine's statehood and rights. They naively support the two-state solution as the way to peace and believe in a viable, democratic Palestinian state alongside Israel--as if that would work out for both sides.

France has always condemned Israeli settlement activities in Israel, which the Arabs refer to as occupied territories. And now they criticize Israel's actions in Gaza after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 which killed 1,200 Israelis on that day. And while Hamas uses civilians as human shields, and fires rockets at Israeli civilian populations from houses, schools and mosques in Gaza, France has been critical of Israel for defending itself by firing back at the sources of the attacks.

France usually positions itself as an advocate for international law in regards of the Israeli-Palestinian war and has supported UN resolutions that are critical of Israel's policies. They voted in favor of a UN resolution that demands an end to Israel's occupation in Gaza and Judea and Samaria thus giving Hamas a victory against the, you know, Jews. If you had to pick one Western nation with a seriously high level of anti-Semitism, you would have to look no further than France and the French people.

But Trump's coming soon after Christmas and perhaps for that reason, the French government will not carry out the arrest warrant issued by the Islamists of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC claims that Netanyahu directed the IDF to carry out crimes against humanity.

If fighting back those who would see every Israeli dead is a crime, then suicide is a virtue.

In a statement released by the country’s foreign office, French authorities wrote that the Rome Statute – which established the ICC – established that leaders of states which have not signed the treaty are immune from prosecution.

Israel, like the United States, did not sign up to the statute and has never been a member of the court.

The ICC seems to believe and asserts that it does have jurisdiction over the IDF’s actions in Gaza, because the make believe land called Palestine was allowed to join in 2015 after their delegation was admitted to the United Nations as an observer state.

France’s foreign office said it believes Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s former defense minister who has also been accused of directing crimes against humanity, are immune from prosecution.

It said: “In accordance with the long-standing friendship between France and Israel, two democracies committed to the rule of law and to respect for a professional and independent justice system, France intends to continue working in close cooperation with Prime Minister Netanyahu and the other Israeli authorities to achieve peace and security for all in the Middle East.”

The ICC has no enforcement powers and relies on the 124 states that are its members to enact its arrest warrants.

The Netherlands, in which the court in based, Ireland and Canada have all said they will arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, proving that Ireland, the Netherlands, and Canada suck.

Britain, where Islamists have been running amok,  has refused to comment directly but has indicated that they would detain the Israeli prime minister were he to visit the UK.

In a statement last week, a government spokesperson said: “We respect the independence of the International Criminal Court which is the primary international institution for investigating and prosecuting the most serious crimes of international concern.

“This government has been clear that Israel has a right to defend itself, in accordance with international law. There is no moral equivalence between Israel, a democracy, and Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah, which are terrorist organizations.”

The ICC is seeking to try Netanyahu and Gallant over claims that they deliberately blocked humanitarian aid and medical supplies from entering Gaza, that they used starvation as a method of warfare, and that they targeted Palestinians on the grounds of their identity.

The court claims the Israeli leaders "intentionally and knowingly" deprived Palestinian civilians of food, water and medicine from the start of their campaign in Gaza till at least May of this year. This claim is a lie as there is clear video evidence showing armed Hamas terrorists stealing the supplies and food for themselves.

Israeli officials have angrily, and rightfully denounced the ICC’s anti-Semitic, move.

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