Evening Update: Canada respects ICC’s independence, rejects notion of comparing Hamas and Israel | Unpublished
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Author: Sierra Bein
Publication Date: May 21, 2024 - 17:21

Evening Update: Canada respects ICC’s independence, rejects notion of comparing Hamas and Israel

May 21, 2024
Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada respects the independence of the International Criminal Court, after the ICC’s chief prosecutor requested warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defence Minister and senior members of Hamas.But speaking to journalists in Ottawa today, Joly also said there was “no equivalency” between Hamas and Israel, “because one organization is a terrorist organization and the other one is a state.”


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