The plane carrying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Florida for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump passed through the airspace of three countries that are parties to the International Criminal Court, despite an active ICC arrest warrant against the Israeli leader.

Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed Netanyahu’s aircraft, known as “Wings of Zion,” crossed the airspace of Greece, Italy and France before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

All three countries are signatories to the Rome Statute, which obliges member states to cooperate with ICC arrest warrants.

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Huh, I am curious to see how diplomatic/absolute immunity (just using the local jargon not colloquial terms) and that treaty mesh

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Not. Which is why Netanyahu avoided several countries like Spain, which would have provided him a more direct flight to the US.

    The countries listed were Netanyahu's detour route where Israel exerts enough control to surpass their legal system.

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