"If Netanyahu comes to address Congress, I would be more than glad to show the ICC the way to the House floor to issue that warrant."
~ Rep. Mark Pocan
Opposition to speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) invitation to Netanyahu has been mounting following ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's application for arrest warrants.
Erneut Massenproteste gegen Netanyahu-Regierung in Israel
Aus Unzufriedenheit mit der Regierung von Premierminister Netanyahu sind in Israel erneut Tausende Menschen auf die Straßen gegangen. Unterdessen gehen die israelischen Angriffe im Gazastreifen weiter - trotz internationaler Kritik.
"Indignant protests by Israeli and US leaders over last week’s decision by the prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) to seek Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest for alleged war crimes shone new light on an old reality: for those at the top who wield decisive political power, all people are equal – but some are more equal than others"
Good column from Simon Tisdall in today's Observer
"If Netanyahu comes to address Congress, I would be more than glad to show the ICC the way to the House floor to issue that warrant."
~ Rep. Mark Pocan
Opposition to speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) invitation to Netanyahu has been mounting following ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's application for arrest warrants.
#Netanyahu is costing the US billions$, harming America’s reputation & diplomatic relations, jeopardizing the lives on #Palestinians in Gaza… “What if I told you there's a way to get aid into Gaza that doesn't cost $320M, deliver just 89 trucks in a week, then fall apart in rough seas & have to be towed away?” -J Konyndyk “A small US MIL vessel was towing the #floatingpier back to the port of Ashdod overnight due to poor sea conditions -ran aground, a sep. US vessel beached, US/IL…” -N Bertrand
The International Criminal Court announced that it is filing arrest warrants for colonial prime minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and colonial war minister Yoav #Gallant, on the grounds that they have committed war crimes in their aggression on #Gaza. The charges leveled against them include intentional starvation, extermination, and persecution.
The Court is also issuing arrest warrants for the leader of Hamas in Gaza Yahya Sinwar, Commander-in-Chief Mohammed Deif, and head of #Hamas political bureau Ismail #Haniyeh.
The Israeli military confirms Netanyahu received prior warnings about Oct 7. Netanyahu denies it.
"Netanyahu received 4 warning letters between March & July 2023 from the Intelligence Division concerning how Israel’s "enemies" perceived the societal divides in the State of Israel & their effect on... the IDF in particular".
"The information was obtained in response to a Freedom of Information request by the Success movement."
If the ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant are granted, they "won’t be able to step foot in any country that is a signatory to the ICC without risking arrest.
"The ICC court has long been criticised for going after leaders only from the Global South."
Architects/Participants/Funders/Promoters/Deniers of this genocide can't be allowed to scapegoat a single person
Continue pretending:
Israel isn't
A) Rogue State (illegal nuclear weapons)
B) Violating sovereignty of more than 3 countries
C) Targeting civllians
D) Nationalistic ethn-ostate promoting systemic white supremacy via #apartheid
#Israel = plurality party system, 1 party, "Jewish Power"= a settler (aka criminal) organization
The charges against #Netanyahu and #Hamas should not be equitable—- one side committed unspeakable acts of violence for one day in October, the others have done so 8 straight months.
If the ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant are granted, they "won’t be able to step foot in any country that is a signatory to the ICC without risking arrest.
"The ICC court has long been criticised for going after leaders only from the Global South."
Online discourse: "You have to convince me to vote for Joe #Biden"
Why? I don't like Joe Biden. The idea that anyone has to convince you to fall in love with Joe Biden is as absurd of a #political assertion as the #MAGA cult and #Trump, that #politics is about #passion
"By the age of 14, he had survived the Holocaust; by 44, he was an Israeli diplomat; now, at the age of 94, Theodor Meron recommended the International Criminal Court seek arrest warrants of Israeli and Hamas leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity."
The #GOP invited him to deliver a speech before #Congress trying to convince them of the need to attack #Iran. He did so w/o telling or even meeting with #Obama while he was here.
The Israeli military confirms Netanyahu received prior warnings about Oct 7. Netanyahu denies it.
"Netanyahu received 4 warning letters between March & July 2023 from the Intelligence Division concerning how Israel’s "enemies" perceived the societal divides in the State of Israel & their effect on... the IDF in particular".
"The information was obtained in response to a Freedom of Information request by the Success movement."
"The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borell, warns Israel not to intimidate ICC judges"
Earlier this week after the news of a potential ICC warrant, Netanyahu said he had no fear of travelling internationally & that Khan "should be concerned about his [Kahn's] status”.
"Khan says he was also warned by a senior western official that the ICC should be for Africa and for thugs like Putin, not for the West and its allies."
We are finding out who the real fascists are in the world today. The christian Taliban leadership of Poland standing firm behind the genocidal regime of Israel.
EU should have punished and even kicked Poland out of EU when they became the torture center for CIA and US state department during Bush presidency.
But sadly, crimes against EUs so called fundamental foundation of human rights, don't cover crimes against Muslims or people of color. Not to forget their outrageous Taliban style abortion laws or continues torture, mistreatment and even murder of immigrants.
“Despite efforts by #Biden and Congressional leaders to assert that the #ICC has some kind of anti-#Israel bias, nearly every leader ever prosecuted by the ICC prior to 2023 has been African, including presidents of Liberia, Libya and Sudan. #Netanyahu and Gallant would be the first US-allied leaders ever indicted by the ICC.
It appears, then, that in Washington’s view, international humanitarian law should only apply to leaders not supported by the #UnitedStates”
It's probably best not to trust any Israeli voices on the state of things in #Israel or #Gaza. Even this Israeli "scholar," who admits that Israelis are almost unanimously pro-genocide, is pushing the "sexual violence" lie about Oct. 7.