by Jewish News Syndicate
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said his government would scrap all “non-essential contacts” with the Israeli prime minister.
European governments backed the International Criminal Court in The Hague following its decision on Thursday to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and slain Hamas terror leader Mohammed Deif.
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s outgoing foreign-policy chief, claimed that the ruling was “not political” and should be respected.
“I take note of the decision of the international criminal court to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu, the former minister of defense, Mr. Gallant, and the Hamas leader, Deif,” Borrell said. “This decision is a binding decision on all states, all the state parties of the court, which include all members of the European Union,” he added.
“The Netherlands obviously respects the independence of the ICC and does not interfere in the substance of investigations conducted by the ICC,” Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp stated in parliament.
“We will examine the ruling, but the position of the Cabinet is clear:…
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