- Europe, like you've never read before -
Thursday, 22 May 2025
No Result
View All Result
  • it ITA
  • en ENG
Eunews
  • Politics
  • World
  • Business
  • News
  • Defence
  • Net & Tech
  • Agrifood
  • Other sections
    • Culture
    • Diritti
    • Energy
    • Green Economy
    • Finance & Insurance
    • Industry & Markets
    • Media
    • Mobility & Logistics
    • Sports
  • Newsletter
  • European 2024
    Eunews
    • Politics
    • World
    • Business
    • News
    • Defence
    • Net & Tech
    • Agrifood
    • Other sections
      • Culture
      • Diritti
      • Energy
      • Green Economy
      • Finance & Insurance
      • Industry & Markets
      • Media
      • Mobility & Logistics
      • Sports
    No Result
    View All Result
    Eunews
    No Result
    View All Result

    Home » World politics » Arrest warrant compliance against Netanyahu holds the stage at G7 Foreign Affairs. Borrell: “It is not a choice, but an obligation”

    Arrest warrant compliance against Netanyahu holds the stage at G7 Foreign Affairs. Borrell: “It is not a choice, but an obligation”

    Summit in Fiuggi between the foreign ministers of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. Tajani: "Friends of Israel, but we must respect international law." Focus on Lebanon ceasefire pending Tel Aviv's yes, for EU High Representative "there are no excuses"

    Simone De La Feld</a> <a class="social twitter" href="https://twitter.com/@SimoneDeLaFeld1" target="_blank">@SimoneDeLaFeld1</a> by Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1
    26 November 2024
    in World politics
    g7 italia borrell

    High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles attends the second session of the G7 Foreign MinistersÕ meeting at FiuggiÕs Palacongressi, Italy, on November 25, 2024.

    Brussels – After days of ambiguity from the West, the world’s seven greats are expected to issue a clear signal on the international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.  The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, pressed them at the G7 Foreign Affairs meeting in Fiuggi: For the EU 27, “there is no choice,” implementing the Hague Court decision “is an obligation.”

    Upon his arrival at the summit, Borrell was clear that Washington may have a different position because the United States has never ratified the Rome Statute, the founding of the ICC, but “all members of the European Union have done so, and it is not something you can pick and choose.” There is no such thing as intermittent international law: “You cannot applaud when the Court goes against Putin and remain silent when it goes against Netanyahu,” Borrell continued. The cautious reactions of several Western governments—if not outright silence, chosen, for example, by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel—are “a typical example of the double standards for which we are so much criticized,” the outgoing head of European diplomacy burst out.

    So far, the three EU countries in the G7 group have given enigmatic answers. France and Germany above all, while today the host, Antonio Tajani, admitted, “We are friends of Israel, but I think we have to respect international law.” Borrell’s goal is to return to Brussels with a unified message: “There is no alternative, I hope that in the end we will be able to say clearly that the Europeans will respect the obligations of international law.” At stake is the very credibility of the West, which cannot afford to brand as “political” the legal decision of an international court that, for the first time, sanctions members of a government of a “Western democracy”. At stake is the very credibility of the West, which cannot afford to brand as “political” the legal decision of an international court that, for the first time, sanctions members of a government of a “Western democracy”.

    Truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Borrell: “There are no excuses”

    Josep Borrell and Antonio Tajani at the G7
    Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Fiuggi, 26/11/24

    The two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan in Fiuggi and Anagni inevitably focuses on the two major international crises, Ukraine and the Middle East. On the latter, not only the arrest warrant issued by the ICC but also the prospect of a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is holding the stage. All eyes are on Tel Aviv’s security cabinet meeting, which is expected to give the okay to the proposed Franco-American truce as early as this evening. The proposal “gives Israel all the security commitments it has asked for,” Borrell stressed, “there is no excuse to reject it.” Everything will depend on the political will of Netanyahu’s government.

    The plan brokered by the Elysée and White House calls for a 60-day truce, during which Israeli forces would withdraw from South Lebanon and Hezbollah militants would withdraw north of the Litani River, about 25 km north of the Israeli border. The agreement calls for creating an implementation committee chaired by Washington and with the participation of Paris, to ensure a balance between the parties. Beirut has agreed that the United States will chair the ceasefire implementation monitoring committee but has specifically requested the presence of France. This is the point still under discussion because Israel does not want France to participate.

    Recalling the 4,000 civilian casualties and large portions of southern Lebanon razed to the ground by Israeli shelling, Borrell intimated, “No more fighting, no more demands; I hope the Netanyahu government will accept the proposal.” The EU High Representative also calls for intellectual honesty from the G7 on Gaza, where “aid is totally prevented” by the Israeli army. “We have to tell the truth, let’s name things,” Borrell concluded.

    English version by the Translation Service of Withub
    Tags: antonio tajanig7g7 italygauzejosep borrelllibanomiddle east

    Related Posts

    Benjamin Netanyahu
    Politics

    Netanyahu’s arrest warrant challenges the strength of international law. EU countries already divided

    22 November 2024
    netanyahu
    Politics

    The Hague issued arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity

    21 November 2024
    Josep Borrell israele
    World politics

    EU High Representative Borrell’s proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel is a non-starter

    18 November 2024
    A Palestinian man stares at the rubble of the Alloush family's house, levelled in an Israeli strike in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on November 10, 2024. Israel's military has been conducting a sweeping air and ground assault in northern Gaza since October 6, 2024, particularly around Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, saying it aims to prevent Hamas regrouping. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
    World politics

    Israel placed what remains of northern Gaza under siege. Borrell’s appeal to EU countries: “Take urgent measures”

    11 November 2024
    unrwa israele
    World politics

    Israel will ban UNRWA from its territory. Criticism from the EU and US: “It is irreplaceable”

    29 October 2024
    map visualization
    Flourish logoA Flourish map
    Kaja Kallas

    Investment, migration, and disinformation at the heart of the EU-African Union cooperation agenda

    by Francesco Bortoletto bortoletto_f
    21 May 2025

    The foreign ministers of the Twenty-Seven and African Union members aim to deepen economic and strategic ties between the two...

    israele jenin

    International outrage over Israeli firing on diplomats in Jenin. Kallas: “Unacceptable, Tel Aviv must clarify”

    by Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1
    21 May 2025

    The IDF fired warning shots at a delegation of diplomats visiting the West Bank. In the presence of the Italian...

    huawei

    Huawei, Metsola announces five requests for authorisation to proceed

    by Redazione eunewsit
    21 May 2025

    Three of the deputies are Italian, one is Bulgarian and one is Maltese

    Stéphane Séjourné mercato unico

    A ‘simpler’ single market. Brussels to ease burden on 40,000 medium-sized companies

    by Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1
    21 May 2025

    The EU executive proposes to extend several exemptions for SMEs to companies with less than 750 employees and a turnover...

    • Director’s Point of View
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Opinions
    • About us
    • Contacts
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie policy

    Eunews is a registered newspaper
    Press Register of the Court of Turin n° 27


     

    Copyright © 2025 - WITHUB S.p.a., Via Rubens 19 - 20148 Milan
    VAT number: 10067080969 - ROC registration number n.30628
    Fully paid-up share capital 50.000,00€

     

    No Result
    View All Result
    • it ITA
    • en ENG
    • Newsletter
    • Politics
    • World politics
    • Business
    • General News
    • Defence & Security
    • Net & Tech
    • Agrifood
    • Altre sezioni
      • European Agenda
      • Culture
      • Diritti
      • Energy
      • Green Economy
      • Gallery
      • Finance & Insurance
      • Industry & Markets
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Media
      • Mobility & Logistics
      • News
      • Opinions
      • Sports
    • Director's Point of View
    • L’Europa come non l’avete mai ascoltata
    • Draghi Report
    • Eventi
    • Eunews Newsletter

    No Result
    View All Result
    • it ITA
    • en ENG
    • Newsletter
    • Politics
    • World politics
    • Business
    • General News
    • Defence & Security
    • Net & Tech
    • Agrifood
    • Altre sezioni
      • European Agenda
      • Culture
      • Diritti
      • Energy
      • Green Economy
      • Gallery
      • Finance & Insurance
      • Industry & Markets
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Media
      • Mobility & Logistics
      • News
      • Opinions
      • Sports
    • Director's Point of View
    • L’Europa come non l’avete mai ascoltata
    • Draghi Report
    • Eventi
    • Eunews Newsletter

    Attention