Summary

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and during the October 2023 attacks.

The court alleges actions like depriving Gaza civilians of essential resources.

Israel and the U.S., non-members of the ICC, reject the warrants, with Netanyahu calling them antisemitic.

Hamas also criticized the decision.

The practical enforcement of these warrants remains uncertain, as the ICC lacks authority to compel arrests.

  • lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 hours ago

    ICC:
    “We acknowledge that Hamas’ attacks against civilians are crimes too.”

    Netanyahu and Hamas in unison:
    “What do you mean, ‘crimes too’?”

    Meanwhile, the slaughter goes on because nobody wants to risk open conflict with the US and they* have a raging hard-on for genocidal imperialism.

    *Not all of them, of course, but enough are either complicit or at least complacent that it remains a tenable political position.

  • Aceticon@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    It’s funny how the criminal immediatelly implied that it’s a Jewish characteristic to be a criminal like him, just like he and his minions (which includes the American Administration) have been continuously implying that commiting all manner of horrid crimes, from theft and rape all the way to Genocide and purposeful child mass murder, is a Jewish chacteristic.

    Like the last bunch of Nazis, these people aren’t merelly immoral, they’re so depraved, disgusting and devoid of even the most basic humanity that they’ll slander millions of those they claim to defend in order to avoid the consequences of acting like the most extreme and out of control psychopath (far beyond mere Serial Murderer and well into Hitler-level).

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    Isn’t it a little anti-semetic to hold the guilty responsible for crimes the whole world knows they did? /s

    Just predicting the media spin that’s all

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      9 hours ago

      It’s quite frankly just like Nazi germany (when they held the Nazis accountable for their war crimes and genocide).

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    6 hours ago

    One thing, why are the Hamas officials never named, and we never get their reaction? I’d really like I to be able to despise both side of that shit medal evenly.

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      5 hours ago

      They’re in the article:

      The court issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas’ armed wing, over the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in Gaza…Khan withdrew requests for warrants for two other senior Hamas figures, Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh, who have both since been killed. Israel says it also killed Deif in an airstrike, but Hamas has never confirmed his death.

      Hamas in a statement welcomed the warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant but made no mention of the one against Deif.

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        2 hours ago

        Thank you, I should have verified before commenting. It’s still the feeling I get, that Hamas leadership is way less named than Netanyahu. If at least in the headlines.

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    8 hours ago

    Well the ICC won’t let me be or let me be me so we’ll just see. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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      17 hours ago

      It seems that the Hamas leader they’ve listed the warrant for might already be dead though. I guess if he turns up less dead than expected in a member country they can nab him with the warrant

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      15 hours ago

      I remember saying this should be done at the start of the conflict and I was called a genocide loving Nazi for saying Hamas was just as bad. Hamas leaders are wealthy old men who live in luxury outside of Gaza

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      17 hours ago

      This has happened already, it’s now the 2nd time they’ve issued the warrent.

      This is just the first time the story was allowed through the US media wall

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    19 hours ago

    He’s really fucking up the antisemitic thing for the rest of us. The wolf crier isn’t a monolith and he’s diluting an important communication tool.

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    22 hours ago

    The US and others were fine with it when they issued a warrant for Putin, I’m sure they’ll be on board for this as well, right?

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      17 hours ago

      That’s what the constant cry wolf has lead to. The absurd has become real.