Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres has criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. Torres argues that the ICC's decision is politically motivated rather than based on law, asserting that Israel is not a member of the ICC and therefore falls outside its jurisdiction. He contends that the move represents retribution against Israel for existing as a Jewish State. Torres also emphasized that 'Hamas alone should be the target of criminal prosecution.' The ICC's announcement referred to incidents on the 'Territory of Israel and in the State of Palestine,' a designation that Torres and other critics argue undermines Israel's sovereignty. He further stated that the weaponization of international law cannot be allowed to stand.
READY FOR THIS? The ICC prosecutor claims that Israel is a "territory" while Palestine is a "state." He also believes that Israel falls under his jurisdiction despite the fact that Israel never signed the Rome Statute and thus has no obligations to the ICC. https://t.co/A1XXg8LKxT
The ICC prosecutor claims that Israel is a “territory” while Palestine is a “state” He also thinks Israel falls under his jurisdiction dispute the fact that Israel never signed the Treaty of Rome and thus has nothing to do with the ICC https://t.co/dK4uBnW5ky
Ritchie Torres claims the ICC is seeking arrest warrants not because of the fact-pattern laid out in meticulous detail by the prosecutor, but to punish Israel for the "original sin" of being a Jewish state. Never about the actual facts -- always some ancient victimhood narrative https://t.co/etPbqQtat0
Ritchie Torres claims the ICC is seeking arrest warrants not because of the fact-pattern laid out in meticulous detail by the prosecutor, but to punish Israel for the "original sin" of being Jewish state. It's never about the actual facts, always some ancient victimhood narrative https://t.co/etPbqQtat0
Ritchie Torres claims the ICC is seeking arrest warrants not because of the fact-pattern laid out by the prosecutor in meticulous detail, but to punish Israel for the "original sin" of being Jewish state. It's never about the actual facts, always some ancient victimhood narrative https://t.co/etPbqQtat0
A) Dem NY Rep Torres: Israel is not a member of the ICC and therefore the ICC has no jurisdiction. The decision to seek arrest warrants is not law but politics. It is not justice but rather retribution against Israel for the original sin of existing as a Jewish State and the…
Rep. Ritchie Torres: "Request for arrest warrants isn't justice, but retribution against Israel for the existing as a Jewish State" https://t.co/vmE7Abk4OQ
Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres with a statement slamming the ICC, calling the arrest warrants “not law but politics” and saying “Hamas alone should be the target of criminal prosecution.” https://t.co/0AycWcocDr
Israel is not a member of the ICC and therefore the ICC has no jurisdiction. The decision to seek arrest warrants is not law but politics. It is not justice but rather retribution against Israel for the original sin of existing as a Jewish State and the subsequent sin of…
Israel is not a member of the ICC and therefore the ICC has no jurisdiction. The decision to seek arrest warrants is not law but politics. It is not justice but rather retribution against Israel for the original of existing as a Jewish State and the subsequent sin of defending…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) doesn’t even consider Israel a Nation in its Announcement this morning regarding the Issuing of Arrest Warrant, with it claiming the Incidents which led to the Warrants occurred on the “Territory of Israel and in the State of Palestine.” https://t.co/6GCFLycR0Y
Rep. @RitchieTorres: “The issuance of [#ICC] arrest warrants [against Israeli leaders] would represent the culmination of a long process of criminalizing the world’s only Jewish State. The weaponization of international law—in the service of terror—cannot be allowed to stand.” https://t.co/v2EporbTQq