Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney told Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain Show that his government would carry out the International Criminal Court’s arrest order if Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Canada.
- The ICC last week rejected Israel’s request to appeal arrest warrants issued in 2024 for Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over alleged crimes in Gaza.
- Netanyahu has dismissed the ICC action as politically motivated, calling it a “modern Dreyfus trial” and rejecting the charges as false.
- The Abraham Global Peace Initiative urged Carney to retract his statement, arguing it lacks legal basis and infringes on Israel’s sovereignty.
- Carney’s stance echoes comments by former prime minister Justin Trudeau, while Netanyahu adviser Ophir Falk criticized the position and Canada’s recent recognition of a Palestinian state.