US welcomes Gallant despite ICC arrest warrant

The United States has received and welcomed Yoav Gallant to its soil, despite the former Minister of War of the Zionist regime of Israel being issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Dec 11, 2024 - 12:13

US welcomes Gallant despite ICC arrest warrant

The United States has received and welcomed Yoav Gallant to its soil, despite the former Minister of War of the Zionist regime of Israel being issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Gallant met with US President Joe Biden's envoy to West Asia, Brett McGurk, at the White House on Tuesday, and shared information about the meeting on social media, attaching photos of the two happily shaking hands.

Gallant said the meeting was among several scheduled in Washington, DC, including a meeting of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that was canceled after protesters demonstrated outside the hotel Gallant was staying at in New York City last week.

Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gallant after indicting them for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, where the Zionist regime has been waging a brutal war and committing genocide since October last year.

Meanwhile, while Washington has rejected an ICC warrant to arrest Israeli leaders, it has filed "war crimes charges" against two Syrian officials.

Additionally, on Monday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller addressed a press conference, where he reiterated the country's position opposing the prosecution of Israeli leaders, but said Washington supports an "ICC case" against Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian President.

Miller's remarks caused reporters to burst into laughter, questioning the kind of respect the United States gives to the international court.