The plane carrying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Florida for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump passed through the airspace of three countries that are parties to the International Criminal Court, despite an active ICC arrest warrant against the Israeli leader.
Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed Netanyahu’s aircraft, known as “Wings of Zion,” crossed the airspace of Greece, Italy and France before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
All three countries are signatories to the Rome Statute, which obliges member states to cooperate with ICC arrest warrants.
No one is going to arrest him while he’s still PM
There are a lot of countries that absolutely would arrest him. Unfortunately close to none of them are the ones touting international human rights.
Here are a couple of his past flight paths:
He avoided Spain and took this detour instead.
This is a sad reality. I don’t understand why you’re getting down-voted for a realistic take. We live in a post-conscience world.
I disagree. The only thing that changed is that (some) people stop pretending that exists some kind international law, and any and all treaties signed by all countries are subject to political and/or economical pressures. Enforcement of said treaties work the same way.
An legal obligation is a legal obligation we don’t give a damn about excuses
A legal obligation without enforcement isn’t really a legal obligation. See the current state of affairs in the US