Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:27pm on 24 Feb 2025,Monday International
Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has invited Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for a state visit despite an ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Merz assured Netanyahu that Germany would ensure his visit without arrest, calling the warrant "absurd." The ICC insists its decisions must be enforced under the Rome Statute. Germany, bound by international law, previously backed the ICC’s warrant for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The Left party slammed Merz’s stance as “double standards.” Israel rejects ICC jurisdiction, while Germany faces a diplomatic dilemma between its legal obligations and historical ties with Israel.
