Arrest warrants send ‘clear signal’, says BYM
BYM has commented on arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) said that arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli and Hamas leaders send ‘a clear signal no party to this violence is above the law’.
‘The focus now turns to the 124 member states of the ICC – including the United Kingdom – and what they will do to support the ICC’s actions, uphold international law and its institutions, and enforce the warrants,’ BYM said.
The statement also said that the Friends pray the UK government is ‘propelled into action by this news, not only to publicly support the ICC’s investigations and enforce the warrants, but also to review its own complicity in enabling alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity to take place’. This should include working to ensure ‘the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza’ and implementing a ban on all UK arms exports to Israel.
