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Yes, there's an ICC warrant out by for Netanyahu and Gallant. Basically that just means that they won't travel to or even be invited to countries that would ar
by elihu 1y ago
Yes, there's an ICC warrant out by for Netanyahu and Gallant.
Basically that just means that they won't travel to or even be invited to countries that would arrest them.
The same goes for Putin.
A lot of pro-Israel people just think the ICC is just a tool used by countries that hold a grudge against Israel and don't take it seriously (e.g. the Biden administration released a statement condemning the ICC when they announced they were seeking the warrants), so having more first-hand witnesses stating clearly that war crimes are happening is relevant.
Ideally we'd have journalists reporting these things, but Israel blocks those from entering Gaza too.
- dismalaf 1y ago[flagged]
- thenaturalist 1y ago[flagged]
- NomDePlum 1y agoSo not related to 10's of thousands of civilian deaths at all?
- thenaturalist 1y ago[flagged]
- selimthegrim 1y agoThe article gets some minor biographical details wrong but seems well supported otherwise, however it does describe Israeli roadblocks to the mission.
- cholantesh 1y agoA separate set of recommendations for anyone sincerely making this argument: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
- ars 1y ago[flagged]
- NomDePlum 1y agoSource please.
- ars 1y agohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/lebanons-pm-designate-nawaf-salam-promises-to-rescue-reform-and-rebuild https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/lebanons-pm-designa... Quote: Referring to Israel, Salam said he would work to “impose the complete withdrawal of the enemy from the last occupied inch of our land”. Hardly an unbiased choice to lead the ICJ.
- cholantesh 1y agoVery interesting choice of yours to omit the context, in which Hezbollah also drew his ire. Surely a coincidence and not a product of bias, though, right?
- ars 1y agoIt's fine for him to talk how he wants, it's not fine for him to be the person in charge of investigating Israel if he considers it to be the enemy. And if he considers Hezbollah the enemy, he should not be investigating them either.
- cholantesh 1y agoGood news, he isn't; he resigned in order to take his appointment as the Lebanese PM, in which capacity he was speaking in the article you linked. Any more thinly veiled ad hominems you'd like to throw around?
- asdefghyk 1y agore ... 10's of thousands of civilian deaths at all..." Would be a large percentage of Hamas fighter s too.
- cholantesh 1y agoSo, collective punishment, further making the ICJ and ICC cases.
- asdefghyk 1y agoNo, but deliberate exaggeration of number of civilian deaths
- NomDePlum 1y agoAll indicators are that it's a dramatic undercount of both total deaths and obviously civilian deaths. Total deaths of up to 400,000 are now being put forward with persuasive rationale. That Israel will not allow external parties in firmly places the burden to disprove on them. Propaganda whitewashing of deaths is not acceptable.
- lifestyleguru 1y agoI expect the warrant against Putin will be the same ignored as a warrant against Netanyahu. Both Russia and Israel have certain bribing and soft power, but even ignored as a revenge. e.g. Polish prime minister and president jointly and proactively guaranteed Netanyahu entry to Poland even if on daily basis they belong to opposing parties which hate each other. A gesture which looks outright suicidal considering the Criminal Court and local geopolitics.