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It is an \u201cabsurd idea\u201d that the Israeli prime minister cannot visit the country, Friedrich Merz has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is free to visit Germany without fear of being detained under an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the country\u2019s presumed next chancellor, has said.<\/p>\n

The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, alleging that they committed war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the Gaza conflict. Israel has rejected the accusations, dismissing them as anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Merz, whose party recently won the German parliamentary election, revealed that he had invited Netanyahu for a visit, despite Berlin being a signatory to the Rome Statute, the treaty governing the ICC.
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\u201cI think it is a completely absurd idea that an Israeli prime minister cannot visit the Federal Republic of Germany,\u201d<\/em> he said. \u201cWe would find ways and means for him to visit Germany and leave again without being arrested.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Netanyahu\u2019s office later confirmed the conversation and the invitation, stating that the Israeli prime minister noted Merz\u2019s \u201covert defiance of the scandalous International Criminal Court decision to label the Prime Minister a war criminal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The ICC fired back at Merz\u2019s remarks, saying \u201cit is not for states to unilaterally determine the soundness of the court\u2019s legal decisions.\u201d<\/em> The CDU leader also faced criticism from Germany\u2019s Left Party, which described the invitation to Netanyahu as a \u201cdisaster\u201d<\/em> and accused Merz of \u201cdouble standards.\u201d<\/em>
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\u201cIf [Russian President] Vladimir Putin comes to Germany, then this arrest warrant must be implemented. The same applies to Netanyahu,\u201d<\/em> the party\u2019s co-leader, Jan van Aken, said, referring to accusations that the Russian leader is responsible for the forced deportation of children from Ukraine. Moscow has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

Israel, like the US, Russia, and China, does not recognize the ICC\u2019s jurisdiction. However, while all EU members are signatories to the Rome Statute, many of them, including France, the Czech Republic, and Austria, have expressed skepticism about Netanyahu\u2019s arrest warrant, while Hungary has explicitly refused to comply.<\/p>\n

Germany has also previously expressed doubts about the document, insisting that it has a \u201chistorical responsibility\u201d<\/em> to Israel, referring to the Nazi Holocaust policy against the Jewish population.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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