The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) vehemently condemns the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) unconscionable decision to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, calling it a grotesque display of moral equivalence and judicial hypocrisy.
“The ICC’s actions represent a profound betrayal of justice and a dangerous legitimisation of terrorism,” said Gary Mond, Chairman of the NJA. “These warrants are not about human rights – they are a politically motivated attack against a democratic nation defending itself against genocidal terrorists.”
The NJA categorically rejects the ICC’s spurious charges, which absurdly equate Israel’s legitimate military actions with the horrific terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas. The warrants expose the ICC’s fundamental moral bankruptcy: an organisation that can simultaneously accuse leaders of a democratic state fighting against Islamic extremism and the very terrorists who initiated this conflict.
Most staggeringly, while the ICC rushes to indict Israeli leaders, it remains conspicuously silent about genuine war criminals and genocidal regimes around the world. Dictators like Bashar al-Assad, who have systematically murdered tens of thousands of their own citizens, walk free. Actual perpetrators of documented mass atrocities in Sudan, Syria, and elsewhere continue to enjoy impunity, while the ICC targets Israel – the only true democracy in the Middle East.
The warrants represent a dangerous precedent that effectively punishes nations for defending themselves against terrorist aggression. By creating a false moral equivalence between a terrorist organisation that deliberately targets civilians and a democratic state implementing internationally recognised legal principles of self-defence, the ICC undermines its own credibility and the principles of international justice.
The NJA calls on the international community to categorically reject these politically motivated warrants and to recognise them for what they are: a shameful manipulation of legal processes that emboldens terrorists and undermines genuine human rights protections.
The NJA demands that the UK government condemn this decision, withdraw its support for the ICC, and not comply with the ICC warrants issued for the Israeli leaders.
