Netanyahu wants to bring Erdogan to The Hague – media

The Israeli leader himself faces an active International Criminal Court arrest warrant and does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing a potential International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeking to use it as leverage in their escalating dispute, i24NEWS has reported, citing sources.The move follows Türkiye’s announcement last month that it had asked Interpol to issue a Red Notice for Netanyahu after a Turkish court issued a warrant for his arrest on charges including genocide over Israel’s interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla earlier this year.Netanyahu responded by lashing out at the Turkish leader, calling him “an antisemitic dictator” and accusing him of massacring Kurds and harboring Hamas members. He repeated his allegations in his UN General Assembly speech last week, describing Türkiye as “the latest country to become a super spreader of antisemitic lies.” Türkiye’s communications director, Burhanettin Duran, dismissed the remarks as “baseless accusations.” Netanyahu has now reportedly instructed an Israeli interministerial team and the head of Israel’s Inte...