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The decision of the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant "significantly strengthens the position of those who claim that Israel is committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip and who demand the severance of diplomatic relations with it, the suspension of arms sales to it and its boycott," the Zionist newspaper Globes said on Saturday.
This decision is likely to have several immediate consequences, including the possibility of travel by Zionist politicians. A more serious consequence may be the difficulty of exporting weapons to Israel, due to fear that they will be used to commit war crimes.
Germany, which supplies Israel with about 30 percent of its military equipment, is one of the few countries that has not yet imposed an arms embargo on Israel.
According to reports in the German press, Israel has given Germany a written commitment not to use German weapons in activities that violate international law.
But the ICC ruling could weaken the German government's position if pro-Palestinian organizations apply to the court, as they have done in the past.
In Britain, where an ongoing legal campaign against arms exports to Israel is underway, the decision would strengthen the position of those filing a petition against the government's decision to withhold only a few dozen export licenses and, among other things, to continue to allow the export of parts of the F-35.
The current British government has changed direction significantly compared to the previous Conservative government.
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