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Canada, Netherlands among countries pledging to arrest Netanyahu following ICC warrant

JL;DR SUMMARY The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu represents a significant diplomatic shift, as countries traditionally friendly to Israel like Canada, the Netherlands, and Ireland have pledged to enforce the warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Travel RestrictionsBenjamin NetanyahuNetherlandsInternational LawCanadaDiplomacyWar CrimesInternational Criminal CourtIcc Warrant

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"In 2016, the Dutch prime minister extended a warm welcome to Netanyahu as the two leaders stood side by side in Amsterdam."
Canada
"But the same cannot be said of its neighbor to the north: Canada, which once exported tens of millions of dollars worth of arms to Israel, has now said it will abide by the ICC warrant as well."
Switzerland
"In addition to Canada, the Netherlands and Ireland, Switzerland has also said it will abide by the warrants."
United Kingdom
"A number of other Western countries, including Britain, France, Italy and Sweden, remained non-committal."
France
"A number of other Western countries, including Britain, France, Italy and Sweden, remained non-committal."
Italy
"A number of other Western countries, including Britain, France, Italy and Sweden, remained non-committal."
Sweden
"A number of other Western countries, including Britain, France, Italy and Sweden, remained non-committal."
Austria
"Others that are led by conservative ideological allies of Netanyahu including Austria, Argentina and Hungary have said they will ignore the warrants."
Argentina
"Others that are led by conservative ideological allies of Netanyahu including Austria, Argentina and Hungary have said they will ignore the warrants."
Hungary
"Others that are led by conservative ideological allies of Netanyahu including Austria, Argentina and Hungary have said they will ignore the warrants."
Mongolia
"Putin traveled to Mongolia, a signatory, without incident but U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged all of the parties to the ICC to fulfill their obligations to the court when it comes to Putin."
South Carolina, United States
"South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, said he would introduce legislation to take action against countries that abided by the warrants."
Arkansas, United States
"Such a law already exists, passed in 2002 after the United States invaded Afghanistan in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack."

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