Bangladesh, April 7 -- In a candid and controversial revelation, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has confirmed what many critics of international justice have long suspected: that realpolitik will always trump accountability when it comes to powerful allies. Speaking during a television appearance on Belgiums VRT network, De Wever stated that “no European country” would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even if a valid warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). His admission has triggered intense backlash within Belgium and across Europe, highlighting the widening gap between the Wests rhetorical commitment to international law and its actual practices.

The ICC issued arrest warrants in...