*Exclusive* UN Commissioner “President Herzog should be arrested” | The West Report

Live on The West Report, Michael West is joined by international human rights lawyer and current member of the UN Independent Commission for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Chris Sidoti, to discuss the extraordinary legal and diplomatic flashpoint facing Australia.

After the Government of Albania invited Isaac Herzog to visit Australia, Commissioner Sidoti publicly stated that the President of Israel should be arrested on arrival for incitement to genocide. The claim is based on findings and proceedings in international legal forums and raises serious questions about Australia’s obligations under the Genocide Convention and its executive powers under domestic criminal law and immigration legislation.

We explain what incitement to genocide means in international law, whether heads of state have immunity in such cases, and why legal experts say the visit poses significant legal risk to the Australian Government. Additionally, President Herzog’s statements regarding Gaza and how these statements were interpreted in the ongoing legal debates were also discussed.

About Chris Sidoti: Chris Sidoti is an Australian human rights lawyer with decades of experience in international law, a former Australian Human Rights Commissioner and a current member of the UN commission examining abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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