Some shocking nonsense from France here. No one gets immunity from an ICC arrest warrant because they're in office - not Netanyahu, not Putin, no one.
See Article 27 of the Rome Statute: https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/2024-05/Rome-Statute-eng.pdf
See Article 27 of the Rome Statute: https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/2024-05/Rome-Statute-eng.pdf
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France says it can’t arrest Netanyahu because of ICC immunity - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-says-it-cant-arrest-netanyahu-because-icc-immunity
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As a French I'm terribly angry against Macron (again).
Moreover, an explanation from Haaretz is that would be part of a deal to secure a ceasefire with Hezbollah, to be confirmed...
Note : I'm French and I do not support any of these politics
"Each State party to the Rome Statute has an obligation to cooperate with the International Criminal Court and execute the arrest warrants it issues, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute."
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/international-justice/news/article/q-a-extract-from-the-press-briefing-2-sep-2024
Now, logically, it wouldn't if it would be consistent.
I hope they do it effectively but it's a difficult problem.
If he arrived as a tourist, cuff him.
If Israel waived immunity, cuff him.
It gets weird when several treaties apply.
https://hrw.org/news/2024/11/26/eu-cooperation-international-criminal-court-arrests
It's really not worth having a fight with USA about this.
I wish USA had some respect for international law, but we are where we are.