Why ICC arrest warrants are rare good news for Netanyahu
Israel’s prime minister, a renowned political phoenix, may have been given a political lifeline and a boost of public support, though this may be short-lived.
Jerusalem | If the headlines in Israel were anything to go by, the request by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor for an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to have granted the Israeli leader one of the most fortuitous turnarounds in his long and turbulent political career.
“The Hypocrisy of The Hague”, blared Tuesday’s front page of Yediot Ahronot, a popular mainstream daily that has often been critical of Netanyahu.
