Former Israeli leader urges 'dismantling' of ICC over arrest warrants: 'Political tool'

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FIRST ON FOX — Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett added his voice to the growing condemnation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after a prosecutor announced he would request arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials.

"It’s a shameful moment for the ICC," Bennett told Fox News Digital. "It’s a total joke because they’re taking the leader of a democracy that’s fighting against a terror group. … We fully reject this."

Bennett repeated the claims that Hamas had burned children and families, raped women and killed 1,400 Israelis while abducting 240 more and accused the ICC of acting as a "political tool" for the enemies of Israel who would equate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with the terrorist group.

"No judge in his right mind would consider doing this," Bennett argued. "Therefore, the ICC needs to be dismantled and defunded, and [we should] use all the tools available to do that."

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Bennett called the effort to produce warrants for Israeli officials a "political play" and compared it to the abuse of the United Nations by members to condemn Israel while not condemning Hamas.

"It's a farce," Bennett said. "It's not about the