Tell Canadian Government to Support Arrest Warrant Applications for Netanyahu at the International Criminal Court

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders.

The ICC prosecutor alleges that Israel’s prime minister and defence minister committed crimes including starvation of civilians as a weapon of war, murder, extermination, and intentional attacks on civilians.

On March 18, the House of Commons passed an amended motion, initially tabled by the NDP, with the support of the Liberal government in relation to the horrors we are seeing in the region.

The motion that was passed specifically stated that Canada would, in relation to the conflict, “support the work of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court”.

This is our moment to determine whether Canada actually stands by our commitments to a rules-based international order or Canada does not.

We need all of you to send a letter to your local MP, as well as the Prime Minister and Minister Joly, calling for them to do the right thing today by putting out a statement clearly supporting the ICC's work.