Both sides have committed crimes, by hauling BOTH sides in they both get a chance to put their side of the story, October 7 was not in isolation, was it a result of years of action against the Palestinian people for example, it was part of an ongoing conflict. What explanation does israel have for killing 37K civilians, including doctors, journalists etc, why has repeated calls for a 2-state solution been rejected.
"In Israelis' wallowing and victimhood; in endless self-righteous panels on TV; in cries about an antisemitic world and the injustice of bundling Israel with Hamas, there's one fundamental, fateful question missing: Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza? No one dares deal with this critical, key question: Were there, or were there not, crimes?"
Gideon Levy
"It is not enough to blame Netanyahu, the main culprit, nor is it enough to whitewash this with evasive arguments about hasbara, faulty legal counsel & extreme remarks from Israeli officials. The issue runs far deeper: For 57 years, Israel has been maintaining a regime of wrongdoing and evil, and now, at last, the world is waking up and starting to act against it. Will it also be able to wake up at least some Israelis from their heedless, twisted sense of justice?"
Gideon Levy #Israel#Gaza#ICC
@plink@palestine@israel I wish I had written that. An appropriate level of moral venom injected surgically, not with the broad brush so many paint with.
A representative of the German government clarified that if an international arrest warrant is issued against Israeli Prime Minister #Netanyahu, #Germany will be obliged to arrest him.
"We are bound by law, Germany supports the court and will remain so," spokesman Stefan Hebstreit said. #ICC
Over 100 MPs and Lords have signed a letter calling on the UK government to respect the International Criminal Court. #ICC#WarCrimes#HumanRights#palestine
Keir Starmer and David Lammy have not signed the letter.
Considering Palestine is NOT a nation. Yet.
"The ICC considers cases against individuals and as such has to be distinguished from the International Court of Justice, which rules on disputes between states, such as the case brought by South Africa against Israel in January 2024 under the 1948 Genocide Convention." https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/05/icc-prosecutors-applications-arrest-warrants-explained