Germany's decision to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu based on an ICC warrant is criticized by Israel.

The Israeli Prime Minister's spokesman criticized the German government for saying that they would arrest and deport the leader of Israel if the International Criminal Court issues a warrant for Netanyahu's detention and extradition.

Avi Hyman, a spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, stated on Thursday that he is old enough to remember the German leader coming here days after October 7, and declaring the Hamas are the new Nazis. They seek a genocide against the Jews. Many in the world need to check their moral compass and be on the right side of history.

On Wednesday, Steffen Hebestreit, the spokesman for Scholz, was questioned about the possibility of the German government executing an ICC arrest order against Netanyahu for alleged war crimes during Israel's efforts to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Hebestreit replied, "Yes, we follow the law."

The Simon Wiesenthal Center's associate dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, stated on Planet Chronicle Digital that it is incomprehensible that any German government would arrest the democratically elected prime minister of the Jewish state on the basis of blood libel accusations. Instead, he believes that the government should be arresting all the antisemitic individuals attacking Jews on the streets of its nation. He emphasized the importance of "never, never again" to prevent such events from happening in the future.

The targeting of Netanyahu by Scholz's administration has led to discussions about Germany's inability to internalize the lessons of the Holocaust, where the Nazis arrested, deported, and murdered six million European Jews.

Israel's Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, wrote on X that the ICC's Chief Prosecutor equates a democratic government with Hamas, thereby demonizing and delegitimizing Israel and the Jewish people. He has lost his moral compass and Germany has a responsibility to readjust it. This disgraceful political campaign could harm the West and its institutions. Prosor urged Germany not to let it come to that.

Israel's former Ambassador to the U.N., Prosor, stated, "This is outrageous! The German 'Staatsräson' is being put to the test—no ifs or buts. This contrasts with the weak statements we hear from some institutions and political actors. The public statement that Israel has the right to self-defense loses credibility if our hands are tied as soon as we defend ourselves."

In 2008, former Chancellor Angela Merkel stated to Israel's parliament, the Knesset, that Germany's purpose, or "raison d'etre," is to ensure Israel's security and prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Prosor urged Germany to give meaning and substance to Merkel's notion of "raison d'etre" towards the Jewish state in his X post.

The Social Democratic Party is where Scholz belongs, while Merkel is affiliated with the conservative Christian Democratic Union.

Germany is a fervent advocate for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and is among its leading contributors. Netanyahu stated that the ICC chief prosecutor's decision to issue arrest warrants for him and Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant represents the latest manifestation of "what the new antisemitism looks like."

On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Federal German government stated that the accusations of the chief prosecutor were grave and required proof.

The establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was motivated by Nazi Germany's devastation of European Jews and aimed to prevent further crimes against humanity. However, critics contend that the ICC's objective has been corrupted by its targeting of Israel, a democratic nation engaged in an existential struggle against the Iranian regime-backed Hamas movement.

In 2022, Scholz received intense criticism for not responding to Abbas's antisemitic statement in Berlin, where the Holocaust was organized, claiming Israel was responsible for "50 Holocausts."

Scholz went silent as Abbas distorted and played down the Holocaust.

No immediate response was received from Chancellor Scholz's spokesman or German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock when Planet Chronicle sent press queries.