Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has compared the International Criminal Court's potential charges against him for crimes in Gaza to charging George Bush for 9/11. Netanyahu alleges the ICC Prosecutor aims to defame Israel and incite anti-Semitism. He criticizes the comparison, stating it creates false symmetry.
Netanyahu: “Charging me for crimes in Gaza is like charging George Bush for 9/11.” Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/0zucTouhOm
🇮🇱Netanyahu: “Charging me for crimes in Gaza is like charging George Bush for 9/11.” Did he really say this out loud? https://t.co/Uln3bi9K5I
Netanyahu: “Charging me for crimes in Gaza is like charging George Bush for 9/11". https://t.co/N2E0fmmQUm
JUST IN: 🇮🇱 Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu says charging me for crimes in Gaza is like charging "George Bush after 9/11." https://t.co/HvixqksSxx
In an interview with "ABC" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ICC 's arrest warrant requests for him as well as Hamas leaders is akin to charging 'US and Al-Qaeda' in response to 9/11. @tovahlazaroff reports Full story > > https://t.co/jP5p25US6Q
"Charging me for crimes in Gaza is like charging George Bush for 9/11" https://t.co/GhVdJyEsj1
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸🚨‼️ Netanyahu says charging him for crimes in Gaza is like charging George Bush for 9/11. Obviously he says the ICC Prosecutor just wants to spread anti-Semitism. PS: Side note, charging Bush for the illegal wars is not a bad idea. https://t.co/w35Hv6IEvP
Netanyahu immediately runs on American TV to denounce the ICC, says charging him for crimes in Gaza would be like charging both George Bush and Bin Laden for 9/11, or both FDR and Hitler for WWII. Claims the ICC Prosecutor just wants to defame Israel and inflame anti-Semitism https://t.co/UF4up6wUjp
Netanyahu on ICC prosecutor’s equation with Hamas: “That’s like saying after 9/11. I'm issuing arrest warrants for George Bush, but also for Osama bin Laden. And in World War II, I'm issuing arrest warrants for FDR but also for Hitler… That’s a false symmetry.” https://t.co/WBcEMGsDvw