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France Reverses Stance, Saying It Would Not Arrest Israeli Officials Despite International Criminal Court Order

The tune-changing was influenced by the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Paris might have also feared pending U.S. legislation that threatens to impose sanctions on ICC officials and on countries that cooperate with the arrest warrants.

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President Macron at the Elysee Palace at Paris, February 26, 2024. AP, file
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Reversing prior statements, France is saying that despite an International Criminal Court order, Prime Minister Netanyahu may visit Paris without fear of being arrested. 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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