"We are obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court," WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Bartoszewski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on Friday.
Dozens of world leaders are expected to attend the anniversary event on January 27, which will honor the estimated 1 million Jews who died in the Nazi genocide. Netanyahu is not due to attend the ceremony, according to Rzeczpospolita.
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November, which Israel appealed last week. Israel argued that the ICC does not have power over Israelis since the country is not bound to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the international court in 1998. Neither Israel nor the United States are parties to the treaty.
"The State of Israel denies the authority of the International Criminal Court in The Hague and the legitimacy of the arrest warrants," Netanyahu said in response to his arrest warrant.
U.S. Republican politicians also vowed to sanction the ICC and erode its legitimacy on the world stage following Netanyahu’s arrest warrant.
"The ICC has no credibility and these allegations have been refuted by the U.S. government," said Rep. Michael Waltz (R., Fla.), President-elect Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th and 47th President of the United States...'s incoming national security adviser. "Israel has lawfully defended its people & borders from genocidal terrorists. You can expect a strong response to the antisemitic bias of the ICC & UN come January."