First Thing: Biden attacks request by ICC prosecutor for Netanyahu arrest warrant

The US president said there was ‘no equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas, for which arrest warrants were also requested. Plus, how big oil firms’ climate pledges are failingDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.President Joe Biden has lambasted the request by the international criminal court for arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, along with senior Hamas figures, as “outrageous” and said there was “no equivalence” between the country and the militant group.Other than Netanyahu, who is the ICC’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, pursuing warrants for? Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, over actions in Gaza. In Hamas, it is Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (also known as Mohammed Deif) and Ismail Haniyeh over the 7 October attack.How did Costello come across? His behavior – including instructing someone to strike a question, which only the judge can do – led to a fierce rebuke from Judge Juan Merchan. Continue reading...

May 21, 2024 - 16:30
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First Thing: Biden attacks request by ICC prosecutor for Netanyahu arrest warrant

The US president said there was ‘no equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas, for which arrest warrants were also requested. Plus, how big oil firms’ climate pledges are failing

Good morning.

President Joe Biden has lambasted the request by the international criminal court for arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, along with senior Hamas figures, as “outrageous” and said there was “no equivalence” between the country and the militant group.

Other than Netanyahu, who is the ICC’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, pursuing warrants for? Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, over actions in Gaza. In Hamas, it is Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (also known as Mohammed Deif) and Ismail Haniyeh over the 7 October attack.

How did Costello come across? His behavior – including instructing someone to strike a question, which only the judge can do – led to a fierce rebuke from Judge Juan Merchan. Continue reading...

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