Majority of British people support arresting Netanyahu: Poll
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Foreign Minister David Lammy earlier said Britain would adhere to proper legal procedures if Netanyahu visited the UK.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in occupied al-Quds on July 30, 2023. (AP)
A new poll has revealed that the vast majority of people in the United Kingdom believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be detained if he ever visits Britain, The National reported.
A Find Out Now survey conducted on November 22 indicated that 42% of people want him imprisoned after the International Criminal Court issued warrants for him and former Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant last week for war crimes in Gaza.
According to the survey, only 14% of respondents did not want Netanyahu imprisoned after the warrant.
Nearly two-thirds of Labour voters (58%) indicated they wanted the Israeli Prime Minister arrested if he visited the UK, while LibDem supporters agreed (57%).
Green supporters were the most eager to see Netanyahu jailed (76%), while Reform voters were the least enthusiastic, with only 28% voting for his detainment.
The most evenly divided were conservatives with 37% supporting his arrest and 30% opposing it.
‼️ Brits say Netanyahu should be arrested:
— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️ (@LeftieStats) November 25, 2024
✅ Should: 42%
❌ Should not: 14%
Greens (76%) are keenest to see him arrested.
Via @FindoutnowUK, 22 November 2024 pic.twitter.com/26Ga91bAt0
Foreign Minister David Lammy said on Monday that Britain would adhere to the proper legal procedures were Netanyahu to visit the UK, in response to a question about whether London would comply with the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister.
Lammy told reporters at a G7 meeting in Italy, "We are signatories to the Rome Statute, we have always been committed to our obligations under international law and international humanitarian law."
"Of course, if there were to be such a visit to the UK, there would be a court process and due process would be followed in relation to those issues."
On the same note, the British government stated on Friday that Netanyahu may be detained on an International Criminal Court arrest order if he travels to the United Kingdom.
