Wagenknecht called Scholz and Berbock's arrest warrant for Netanyahu a slap in the face

The arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a "slap in the face" to German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. This was stated by Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice party, Sarah Wagenknecht, on her page on the social network X (former Twitter) on November 21.

"This arrest warrant is also a slap in the face to Chancellor Scholz and Foreign Minister Berbock," the post read.

It also called on the German government to stop "abetting war crimes" by Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel.

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Earlier in the day, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Ministry head Yoav Galant. The decision was made because Netanyahu and Galant "continue criminal acts" and should be aware of the existence of the warrants for the benefit of the victims and their families.

Netanyahu's office on Nov. 21, commenting on the issuance of the warrant, accused the ICC of isolating the country and "facilitating terrorist acts" against the Jewish state.

In turn, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said the Netherlands is ready to arrest Netanyahu if he arrives in the country.

On November 14, lawyer Burak Bekiroğlu reported that Turkey has prepared a lawsuit to the ICC against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of genocide in the Gaza Strip. Turkey believes that any international outcry or pressure from the court will slow down the violence against infants, women, children and all civilians subjected to genocide.

Last November, Israel refused to cooperate with the ICC 's investigation into the situation in Palestine. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Ben-Dor emphasized that Tel Aviv lacked confidence in the work of the ICC investigative commission.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, when Hamas subjected the territory of Israel to a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, as well as invaded the border areas in the south of the country and seized hostages. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinians seek to return the borders between the two countries to the lines that existed before the 1967 Six-Day War. Palestine wants to establish its own state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and make East Jerusalem its capital. Israel refuses to accept the conditions.