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Why is there so much excessive delicacy when talking about Israel? Evidence of war crimes, even if just on small scales like graffiti and personal property dest
by austin-cheney 3y ago
Why is there so much excessive delicacy when talking about Israel? Evidence of war crimes, even if just on small scales like graffiti and personal property destruction with a hate bias already exists. American military would long since have arrested its own soldiers for these minor infractions based upon evidence already available by journalists. It seems there is no accountability for IDF soldiers that commit bias crimes.
Worse still is that a sizable minority of Israeli citizens are openly advocating for conquest and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
- yorwba 3y ago> American military would long since have arrested its own soldiers for these minor infractions Really? I was under under the impression that the US is actively threatening the International Criminal Court to protect its soldiers from prosecution for war crimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr... Australia is in the process of investigating its armed forces for war crimes committed in Afghanistan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brereton_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brereton_Report Is there a similar effort in the US?
- austin-cheney 3y agoCorrect. The US prosecutes its own soldiers and does not outsource that. US soldiers prosecuted for such crimes are prosecuted under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). I have no idea how to search for prior convictions or current investigations. It does happen though and if the victim is a civilian the US military will compensate them for the damages even if there is not a conviction.