Biden Defends Israel’s Actions in Gaza After ICC Requests Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu

President Joe Biden said that Israel’s actions in Gaza are ‘not genocide.’

President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, on May 17, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has defended Israel after International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan requested arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.

“Let me be clear, we reject the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders,” President Biden said at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House on Monday.