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Dearborn mayor vows to arrest Netanyahu for war crimes if he enters city limits [View all]
Surprisingly, no mention of Hamas leader Mohammed Deif who was also issued an arrest warrant by the ICC.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud pledged that his city would arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for both men for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
“Dearborn will arrest Netanyahu & Gallant if they step within Dearborn city limits,” Hammoud said on X. “Other cities should declare the same. Our president may not take action, but city leaders can ensure Netanyahu & other war criminals are not welcome to travel freely across these United States.”
Hammoud, a Democrat who is the city’s first Arab and Muslim mayor, previously called on a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel. He refused to meet with Donald Trump during the election, and he also declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, whose district includes Dearborn and Detroit, also voiced support of the ICC’s arrest warrants. “The International Criminal Court’s long overdue decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity signals that the days of the Israeli apartheid government operating with impunity are ending,” Tlaib said in a statement. “Since this genocide began, the United States has provided more than $18 billion in weapons to the Israeli government. The Biden Administration can no longer deny that those same US weapons have been used in countless war crimes. Those American officials facilitating this genocide can no longer deny that their Israeli counterparts have used starvation as a weapon of war against a captive civilian population.”
“Dearborn will arrest Netanyahu & Gallant if they step within Dearborn city limits,” Hammoud said on X. “Other cities should declare the same. Our president may not take action, but city leaders can ensure Netanyahu & other war criminals are not welcome to travel freely across these United States.”
Hammoud, a Democrat who is the city’s first Arab and Muslim mayor, previously called on a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel. He refused to meet with Donald Trump during the election, and he also declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, whose district includes Dearborn and Detroit, also voiced support of the ICC’s arrest warrants. “The International Criminal Court’s long overdue decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity signals that the days of the Israeli apartheid government operating with impunity are ending,” Tlaib said in a statement. “Since this genocide began, the United States has provided more than $18 billion in weapons to the Israeli government. The Biden Administration can no longer deny that those same US weapons have been used in countless war crimes. Those American officials facilitating this genocide can no longer deny that their Israeli counterparts have used starvation as a weapon of war against a captive civilian population.”
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/dearborn-mayor-vows-to-arrest-netanyahu-for-war-crimes-if-he-enters-city-limits-37903689
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