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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 22nd, 2024: Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Divides Europe & Iran Accelerates Nuclear Enrichment
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Europe is divided over the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, with some, including the UK, indicating they could apprehend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot on their soil. Then, the Iranian regime has vowed to “substantially increase” their uranium enrichment program and install “new and advanced” centrifuges at their nuclear sites, after the United Nations nuclear watchdog censured Tehran for their lack of cooperation on nuclear oversight. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the focus of today's PDB Afternoon Bulletin?
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Chapter 2: Why is Europe divided over the ICC's arrest warrants for Netanyahu?
I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First, Europe is divided over the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, with some, including the UK, indicating that they could apprehend Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu if he sets foot on their soil.
We'll discuss the fallout and the unusual political realignment that it's causing within the EU.
Then, the Iranian regime has vowed to, quote, substantially increase their uranium enrichment program and install what they're calling new and advanced centrifuges at their nuclear sites after the United Nations nuclear watchdog censured the Iranian regime for their lack of cooperation on nuclear oversight. But first, our afternoon spotlight.
We begin with the fallout in Europe after the International Criminal Court, or the ICC, issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes related to the conflict in Gaza.
Chapter 3: What are the reactions from different European countries regarding the ICC ruling?
The ICC's decision is leaving Europe split down somewhat unusual lines, with several countries vowing to arrest Netanyahu if he sets foot on their soil, and other European allies appearing, well, somewhat non-committal. Most notably, the UK on Friday suggested that they could arrest Netanyahu if he traveled to Britain.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they would abide by their, quote, legal obligations, and that's according to a report from Politico. As a reminder, all EU countries are members of the ICC and are, in theory, supposed to enforce the ICC's warrants.
Chapter 4: How does the UK plan to handle Netanyahu's potential visit?
Chapter 5: What is Iran's response to the ICC and their nuclear plans?
Then, the Iranian regime has vowed to, quote, substantially increase their uranium enrichment program and install what they're calling new and advanced centrifuges at their nuclear sites after the United Nations nuclear watchdog censured the Iranian regime for their lack of cooperation on nuclear oversight. But first, our afternoon spotlight.
We begin with the fallout in Europe after the International Criminal Court, or the ICC, issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes related to the conflict in Gaza.
The ICC's decision is leaving Europe split down somewhat unusual lines, with several countries vowing to arrest Netanyahu if he sets foot on their soil, and other European allies appearing, well, somewhat non-committal. Most notably, the UK on Friday suggested that they could arrest Netanyahu if he traveled to Britain.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they would abide by their, quote, legal obligations, and that's according to a report from Politico. As a reminder, all EU countries are members of the ICC and are, in theory, supposed to enforce the ICC's warrants.
But, despite the initial statement from the Prime Minister's office, British officials cautioned that such a scenario was hypothetical, noting that Netanyahu has no plans for a diplomatic visit to the UK and that no one facing an ICC arrest warrant has ever traveled to Britain. The spokesman said they would not get drawn into discussing individual cases like the one regarding Netanyahu.
At the same time, the prime minister's spokesman said Israel was still a valued ally and added that there was, quote, no moral equivalence, none, between Israel, a democracy, and Hamas and Hezbollah, which are terrorist organizations. Ah, well, I'm glad that they cleared that up. We were all confused about that. Is there a moral equivalency?
But Britain's contradictory rhetoric, frankly, does make them look like they're talking out of both sides of their mouth. Which, to be fair, I guess, is what politicians do. We should note, under the leadership of Starmer, Britain has taken a decidedly more aggressive approach to Israel than their conservative predecessors, who had denounced previous actions by the ICC targeting the Jewish state.
Since taking office in July, Starmer has banned some arms exports to Israel and restored funding to UNRWA, the UN's refugee agency that's been criticized for its ties to Hamas. Meanwhile, Germany and France are also struggling with how to deal with the ICC's latest ruling.
While officials in France initially said their response would align with relevant ICC statutes, on Friday, leaders in Paris toned down their reaction, saying the ICC's decision was not a concrete ruling, but rather a, quote, formalization of an accusation, whatever that means.
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