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

Following the Albanese Government’s invitation to Isaac Herzog to visit Australia, Commissioner Sidoti has publicly stated that the Israeli President should be arrested on arrival for the alleged crime of incitement to genocide. The claim draws on findings and proceedings in international legal forums, and raises serious questions about Australia’s obligations under the Genocide Convention, domestic criminal law, and executive powers under migration legislation.

We unpack what incitement to genocide means in international law, whether heads of state have immunity in situations like this, and why legal experts say the visit creates significant legal risk for the Australian Government. Also addressed, statements by President Herzog regarding Gaza, and how those remarks are being interpreted in ongoing legal debates.

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

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