‘No Equivalence Between Israel and Hamas’: Australian Government

Unlike the United States and the UK, the Australian government has not expressed its stance on the ICC’s proposed arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister.

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

The Australian government has said there was no equivalence between Israel and Hamas while continuing to stay on the sideline on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) proposed arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On May 20, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan made a surprise move by announcing his office’s request to charge the leaders of Israel and Hamas with war crimes and human rights violations.