Belgian PM says he would ingnore Netanyahu ICC arrest warrant, cites 'realpolitik' "I don't think there is a single European country that would arrest Netanyahu if he were on its territory, " he continued. By MATHILDA HELLER APRIL 7, 2025 18:12 Updated: APRIL 7, 2025 18:14 Email Twitter Facebook fb-messenger (L-R) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever over a backdrop of the ICC. (photo credit: Canva, PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS, REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER, Yair Sagi/POOL) (L-R) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever over a backdrop of the ICC. (photo credit: Canva, PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS, REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER, Yair Sagi/POOL) Belgium would not arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him, Belgian Prime Minister Bard De Wever told Flemish-language broadcaster VRT on Thursday. His comments came on the same day as Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban announced that his country was withdrawing from the ICC because it had become "too political.” Orban's statements coincided with Netanyahu's visit to Hungary. De Wever told VRT that he understood why Hungary did not arrest Netanyahu, adding “I don’t think we would do that either, to be completely honest.” JPost Videos Enlarged Prostate Has Nothing To Do With Age: Just Stop Doing This One Common Thing Enlarged Prostate Has Nothing To Do With Age: Just Stop Doing This One Common Thing Sponsored by Natural Healthy Way Cardiologists: Teaspoon On an Empty Stomach Slims Waist from 36 To 22 Cardiologists: Teaspoon On an Empty Stomach Slims Waist from 36 To 22 Sponsored by nomorfat.com Cut Your Auto Insurance Costs: Find Out How Inside Cut Your Auto Insurance Costs: Find Out How Inside Sponsored by carinsurance4less.co "I don't think there is a single European country that would arrest Netanyahu if he were on its territory, " he continued. "France, for example, wouldn't do that, I don't think we would either.”

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Supporting Antifa in an educational context would amplify the anti-democratic nature of ideological capture to a dangerous degree. Antifa's core characteristics Antifa is a loose, decentralized far-left militant movement that explicitly rejects liberal democracy in favor of direct action, deplatforming, and sometimes violence to combat perceived fascism. It opposes free speech for opponents, views institutions (including schools) as tools for revolutionary change, and often aligns with anarchist or accelerationist tactics. Open support for it goes beyond standard left politics into endorsing extra-legal methods.Why educator or institutional support crosses a line Undermines the rule of law — Public schools are state institutions bound by democratic norms (elections, due process, free expression under the First Amendment). Teachers or curricula that fantasize, romanticize, excuse, or promote Antifa-style tactics (property destruction, no-platforming, "by any means necessary") teach contempt for democratic mechanisms. This is especially toxic for youth, who are still forming civic habits. Heightens indoctrination risk — In captured systems (e.g., activist factions within unions like Oakland Education Association), materials that frame Antifa sympathetically as heroic resisters fit the pattern of one-sided narratives. We've seen unauthorized "teach-ins" and "liberatory education" pushes in Oakland and similar districts that critics argue veer into political activism rather than balanced analysis. Glorifying militant groups adds an endorsement of violence to ideological skew. rethinkingschools.org Disproportionate harm — For less-educated or captive audiences (K-12 students), this normalizes extremism. It can desensitize youth to political violence, chill dissent in classrooms, and erode trust in democratic institutions. Post-2020 riots and campus disruptions showed real-world spillover. Anti-democratic double standard — Democracy allows debate over ideas, even radical ones. But state-funded educators actively supporting a movement that rejects debate itself (via doxxing, riots, or "punch a Nazi" rhetoric that expands "Nazi" to include mainstream conservatives) is viewpoint discrimination with state power behind it. It's the opposite of pluralism. Reality checkNot every progressive educator supports Antifa—many explicitly reject its violence. Direct endorsements in official curricula are rare and often opposed by districts when publicized. However, tolerance or soft-pedaling in activist teacher circles, reading lists that lionize radical left figures, or failure to condemn Antifa-linked tactics does occur in highly polarized blue-city environments and feeds the capture critique.This would make the problem not just bias, but incitement against democratic norms. Reforms emphasizing classical civics, viewpoint balance, and strict political neutrality in K-12 become even more urgent. Public education should prepare citizens for democracy, not recruit for its rejection..