France broke away from its Western allies and expressed support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court announced its decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and Hamas leaders.

“Regarding Israel, it will be up to the court's Pre-Trial Chamber to decide whether to issue these warrants, after examining the evidence put forward by the Prosecutor to support his accusations,” the French foreign ministry said Monday.

“France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence, and the fight against impunity in all situations.”
Paris also said it has been warning “for many months” the need for strict compliance with international humanitarian laws and “in particular of the unacceptable level of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip and the lack of humanitarian access.”

France's move marks a major split between its position and that of its Western allies, including the UK, Italy, and US — where President Joe Biden called the decision “outrageous.”

France has been one of the few Western countries willing to take a tougher stance on Israel, including criticizing the US decision to veto ceasefire resolutions in the UN Security Council early on and calling for an immediate ceasefire.

2aces:
Sometimes it feels these western powers are just acting a script at the expense of millions of lives.

FreeStuffsNG:

France has been one of the few Western countries willing to take a tougher stance on Israel, including criticizing the US decision to veto ceasefire resolutions in the UN Security Council early on and calling for an immediate ceasefire.

FreeStuffsNG:
O pari. What's despicable is the attempt to make it sound right as if one crime is a lesser crime.

amnesty7:
Doubtful. The French cannot be trusted if they claim not to support their allies.

Righteousness2:
Prime Minister Netanyahu:

"To all the enemies of Israel, including their collaborators in The Hague,
I renew that pledge today. ISRAEL will wage our war against Hamas until that war is won. Because never again is now"

Righteousness2:
Prime Minister Netanyahu:

"To all the enemies of Israel, including their collaborators in The Hague,
I renew that pledge today. ISRAEL will wage our war against Hamas until that war is won. Because never again is now"

Namaster:
France seems to have their senses and dignity intact. Rest of them are spineless cowards dripping with hypocrisy.

First of all, I don't even have a problem with what Israel is doing to Hamas. The only way to deal with an enemy is to OBLITERATE them. That's what Israel is doing.

It takes RUTHLESSNESS and BRUTALITY to achieve that. Netanyahu supplies that in EXCESS.

Now the problem is that Israel, US, UK and their other allies keep insisting that Israel is a SAINT for doing EXACTLY what they've crucified other countries and their leaders for.

It's the height of hypocrisy.