ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes

Re:ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu fo... by lossolo on Monday May 20, 2024 @05:37PM (#40420717)

> The ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous. And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.

This is the hypocrisy of the West, when the same court issued a warrant for Putin, it was praised but when it involves a U.S. ally, it's labeled as "outrageous". This only fuels the sentiment prevalent in many Global South countries about us (the west) "rules for thee but not for me".

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Re:ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu fo... by mkoubaa on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:47PM (#40422094)

Some actors in the "West" might have some credibility but certainly not the USA. In recent decades our state department has been openly Machiavellian, which I wouldn't have minded if they weren't also utterly incompetent.

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Re:ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu fo... by zeroonetwothree on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @12:33AM (#40424156)

Not sure why it’s hypocritical just because you praise one action by a group but not another. It’s not as if the circumstances are identical.

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Re:ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu fo... by tarasglek on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:45AM (#40424597)

I think motives matter. Putin and Hamas decided to rape and kill for the sake of it.

Seems unlikely that Israel would be causing this much destruction if the group that they were seeking to retaliate against wasn't using civilians as shields (which is a war crime in itself).

Seems weird to put all responsibility on Israel here.

But in general I agree that a world government criminal court is a political joke that nobody takes seriously

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