Seriously? If they’re held accountable for their #warCrimes israel is going to throw a tantrum at another government? And the US getting involved, possibly threatening the ICC if they do the right thing?
"IHRA’s working definition of anti-Semitism is “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews... also encompasses the “targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity”."
Al Jazeera: "US [Congress] passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism".
Hey, American college students, it would be helpful for the U.S., the world, Palestinians, and Israelis, if you would turn your attention to defeating Donald Trump in November. Read about his fascist plans in this recent extended interview with him. https://time.com/6972021/donald-trump-2024-election-interview/
Rafah invasion will happen with or without exchange deal: Netanyahu
""The idea that we will stop the war before all its goals have been achieved is irrelevant. We will enter Rafah and destroy Hamas battalions there, with or without an agreement [on hostages], to achieve absolute victory," he told families of the captives held in the Strip."
My note: As always, he's lying. destroying Hamas is not the objective. It's an excuse.
"International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have reportedly gathered testimony from staff of two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip, in what is believed to be the first confirmation that ICC investigators are speaking to medical workers about possible crimes during Israel’s nearly seven-month war on the besieged territory."
Vladimir Putin: arrest warrant issued over a year ago, still leading war against Ukraine.
Slobodan Milosevic: arrest warrant issued in 1999, lost election in 2000, arrested and handed over in 2001, died in jail in 2006 with the trial still not over.
If the International Criminal Court does charge Israeli or Hamas leaders with #warcrimes, don’t expect swift or certain justice.
In Spain, hundreds of unmarked mass graves from the 1936-39 Civil War and its aftermath continue to be discovered and investigated. Tens of thousands of victims have yet to be identified.
So... what do we call the IDF now? Executing naked civilians with their hands tied to their back and dumped in mass graves...
„Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR“
from #CommonDreams
IDF Kills 18 Children in #Rafah Hours After US House Approves Billions in Military Aid
"Members of Congress should understand that approving more military aid could subject them to personal liability for aiding and abetting an ongoing genocide in #Gaza."
IOF massacre in the refugees camp Nur Shams. The devastation and violence is matching what has been happening in Gaza.
Also, US sanctions to a local militia group mean nothing, especially considering the huge military aid just approved by Congress.
Other points discussed with Mariam Barghouti, Palestinian writer and journalist.
"Israeli Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli yesterday called for the dismantling of an army unit with a history of abuses, saying it is killing Palestinians “for no real reason”,...“The violent and corrupt conduct of the Netzah Yehuda battalion and those around it has been known for years, and nothing has been done to stop it.”"
283 bodies recovered from Israeli-made mass grave in Nasser Hospital
"There is clear evidence of field executions carried out by the IOF at Nasser Medical Complex,"
"The spokesperson stressed that the IOF are systematically using forced disappearance against the people of Gaza, bulldozing dozens of bodies and burying them before withdrawing from areas they invade."
Said’s legacy reads today as a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy of U.S. liberal institutions, their moral corruption, and the hollowness of the very values that they profess to teach.
Historic Number of Democratic Reps Vote Against Unconditional Aid to #Israel -
"Most Americans do not want our government to write a blank check to further #Netanyahu 's war in #Gaza," a group of nearly 20 of the 37 no-voting lawmakers said.