Us Mayor Vows To Arrest Netanyahu, Gallant

Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, the city with the proportionally largest Muslim population in the United States, stated that city authorities will comply with arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant.

“Dearborn will arrest Netanyahu & Gallant if they step within Dearborn city limits,” Hammoud said.

“Others cities should declare the same. Our president may not take action, but city leaders can ensure Netanyahu & other war criminals are not welcome to travel freely across these United States,” the mayor added.

It is evident that the recent decision by the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Gallant generated divided reactions worldwide.

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Whil the Biden administration, U.S. lawmakers and the Argentine government headed by Javier Milei, among others, harshly criticized the decision made by prosecutor Karim Khan and warned that punishing defensive actions against terrorism could set a dangerous precedent, the Palestinians and Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, accepted the measure.

Leaders in Europe also spoke on the matter, although in some cases it was not clear whether they would honor the arrest warrants issued by the ICC.