No 10 fears ICC will ask UK to sign Benjamin Netanyahu arrest warrant
by Patrick Wintour from World news | The Guardian on (#6QWA4)
Downing Street said to be concerned by political fallout at moment of extreme tension in Middle East
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Downing Street fears it is to be asked to support the issue of an international criminal court (ICC) arrest warrant for the Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Such support would have to be given at a time when it has not proscribed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the UK. There are concerns among some Foreign Office officials whether the position is politically sustainable.
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