Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington. During this, issues like Iran, the campaign against terrorism in the West Bank and criticism of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be discussed.
tel aviv [इज़राइल]July 26 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Iran will be one of the “key issues” on the agenda of his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington. In addition, a broader Israeli campaign against alleged “terrorism” in the West Bank and criticism of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will also be discussed.
Ahead of his visit, at the beginning of the weekly government meeting, Netanyahu said, “Tomorrow I will travel to Washington to meet with President Trump at his invitation, and then attend the memorial service for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a great friend of Israel. I will also discuss with President Trump all outstanding issues, including the situation in Iran.” The comment was shared by the Israeli Prime Minister in a post on Twitter.
Security operation in the West Bank
Netanyahu said he would also attend the memorial service for Lindsey Graham, stressing the late senator as “one of Israel’s greatest friends since its founding,” and “it is fitting that we give him this honor.” On security operations in the West Bank, Netanyahu said the government’s instructions were to “enter villages, search them, seize weapons and make arrests”. He said, “These actions have been carried out and are being carried out at the moment. The hospital in Nablus, where two associates were hiding, has also been entered. They have been captured. The terrorist’s house has been sealed in preparation for its demolition. The houses of other associates have also been mapped in preparation for action against them, and we are also prepared to take large-scale action against terrorist hideouts.”
Criticism of the International Criminal Court
Netanyahu also criticized the International Criminal Court, alleging that recent developments have exposed corruption within the institution. He said, “The third thing that has happened in recent days is that a large number of countries have decided to remove the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from office. I think it highlighted the fact that this man was not only accused of sexual harassment by a number of women who worked under him, which led him to cancel his trip to Israel, retract what he had said about Israel’s legal system and the need to conduct a thorough review, and immediately me and the former Defense Minister “Proceeded to serve a warrant against Yoav Gallant.”
Netanyahu said, “He [आईसीसी अभियोजक करीम खान] It did this to divert attention, to rally all the haters of Israel around itself, naturally, to give itself a protective shield. This shield has now been cracked, exposing their true intentions, the injustice and deep corruption that exists not only in the Office of the Prosecutor, but in the International Criminal Court as a whole.”
The Israeli PM also said he had spoken to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who confirmed Washington’s intention to take action against the ICC. Netanyahu said, “I spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last night, and he reiterated to me the U.S. intention to act firmly against this organization that threatens justice in the world and also threatens the right of democratic, sovereign states to exercise their sovereignty and essentially seeks to subordinate their security to the decisions of a corrupt bureaucracy in The Hague.”
Calling it “a very positive development”, Netanyahu said, “I think it’s important that we echo this around the world.”
Karim Khan was officially removed as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (July 24). Following an emergency session at the UN Headquarters in New York, the Assembly of Member States of the ICC voted by a majority vote of 82 out of 125 member states to expel him on charges of serious sexual misconduct and breach of duty. (ANI)
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