{"id":37766,"date":"2024-11-21T21:48:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=37766"},"modified":"2024-11-21T21:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:48:17","slug":"war-criminals-are-not-welcome-dearborn-mayor-says-he-would-arrest-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/war-criminals-are-not-welcome-dearborn-mayor-says-he-would-arrest-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"‘War Criminals Are Not Welcome’: Dearborn Mayor Says He Would Arrest Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Abdullah Hammoud, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, speaks during a press conference on February 28, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo: Mostafa Bassim\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our president may not take action, but city leaders can ensure Netanyahu and other war criminals are not welcome to travel freely across these United States,” said Major Abdullah Hammoud.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JULIA CONLEY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 21, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration on Thursday said it “fundamentally”<\/a> rejected the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant <\/a>for Israel’s prime minister and ex-defense minister\u2014but the Dearborn, Michigan mayor who has been an outspoken critic of U.S. support for Israel<\/a> in recent months said he would join the majority of countries in recognizing the court’s jurisdiction, and would carry out the warrants if given the chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our president may not take action, but city leaders can ensure [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and other war criminals are not welcome to travel freely across these United States,” said Mayor Abdullah Hammoud on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hammoud said Dearborn authorities would arrest Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant if they set foot within city limits, and called on other cities across the United States to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ICC said Thursday that it had found “reasonable grounds” to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant for “crimes against humanity and war crimes,” more than 13 months after Israel began its bombardment and near-total blockade on Gaza<\/a>. The court also issued a warrant for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, who was killed in an airstrike in July. The ICC said it could not confirm Deif’s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, President Joe Biden said <\/a>ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s application for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant was “outrageous.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said the Biden administration was “deeply concerned by the prosecutor\u2019s rush to seek arrest warrants.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. is joined by powerful governments including those of China, Russia, Israel, and India in refusing to recognize the ICC’s jurisdiction; 124 countries are parties to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC as a court that prosecutes individuals accused of war crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaza officials say the death toll in the enclave has passed 44,000 <\/a>since Israel began its assault, with Gallant saying he had “released all the restraints” on the military. Nearly 70% of deaths<\/a> verified by the United Nations in Gaza have been among women and children. Israel also faces a case at the International Court of Justice in which South Africa and several other countries have accused it of genocidal acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Irish Foreign Ministry on Thursday called o<\/a>n all governments to respect the ICC’s “independence and impartiality, with no attempts made to undermine the court.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progressive U.S. advocacy group RootsAction urged<\/a> “people everywhere to perform a citizen’s arrest of Netanyahu wherever he can be found, including in Washington D.C.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), a U.S.-based human rights group, noted that “Article 25(3)(c) of the Rome Statute outlines clear criminal liability for aiding and abetting war crimes, which applies to individuals in non-member states like the U.S. when their actions enable violations under ICC jurisdiction.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“By continuing to provide military assistance to Israeli officials,” said DAWN advocacy director Raed Jarrar, “despite credible accusations of war crimes by the ICC, U.S. leaders\u2014including President Biden, Secretary [Antony] Blinken, and Secretary [Lloyd] Austin\u2014are exposing themselves to personal liability under international law.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JULIA CONLEY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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