‘No Equivalence Between Israel and Hamas’: Australian Government

Published on May 22, 2024

The Australian government has said there was no equivalence between Israel and Hamas while continuing to stay on the sideline on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) proposed arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On May 20, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan made a surprise move by announcing his office’s request to charge the leaders of Israel and Hamas with war crimes and human rights violations. Mr. Khan’s statement prompted condemnation from U.S. President Joe Biden and his government, who said the ICC did not have jurisdiction over Israel and Hamas. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also raised concerns about Mr. Khan’s arrest warrant application, saying it was a “deeply unhelpful development.”...

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