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Former Dutch PM calls Benjamin Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’ who should be tried in The Hague
Dries van Agt said the Israeli leader should go ‘straight to the international criminal court’
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Former Dutch PM Dries van Agt ( Sander Bakkes/Creative Commons )
Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal who should be tried in the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
His comments come ahead of Mr Netanyahu’s visit to The Netherlands this week.
Speaking to Dutch television channel NPO 1, Mr van Agt said: “There’s a war criminal coming to this country.
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