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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for two Israeli leaders and three Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and more. Among those who may be indicted is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The ICC leveled charges against Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and against Israel over its collective siege, bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The charges could further isolate both Israel and Hamas, whose leaders might soon join the ranks of other notorious leaders wanted by the court for similar crimes. The list includes Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich discusses why he believes Americans should be cautious of supporting multinational institutions like the ICC and why he warns these institutions could threaten popular democratic sovereignty.
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The following is an excerpt of the above video:
Netanyahu has been a political leader. He’s had a long, distinguished career. He is combative. He’s controversial. But the people of Israel once again chose him to be prime minister. For some outside group to announce with no moral authority, with no possible structure of sovereign power, that they were going to issue a warrant for his arrest tells you how really out of control the world is. Are they going to arrest Putin? Are they going to arrest Kim Jong Un who runs one of the worst dictatorships in the world? That’s crazy.
And I think we have an obligation as Americans to stand up for the principle of sovereignty, the principle that our country is the base of legitimacy, that having a government which reports to the people, is elected by the people, and is accountable to the people, is the key to legitimacy, not some nameless bureaucracy.
