ICC issues warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas officials

Post by tdeck » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 5:25 PM UTC

xenospn wrote: post #372

ComputerGuru wrote: post #346

For context, this is only possible because the state of Palestine pushed hard and persisted for years to become an ICC member and thus give the ICC jurisdiction over crimes committed on Palestinian territory, whether by Israel or by Palestinian factions. The USA is still mad at them for doing it. The full account is worth reading, it includes considerations by the various resistance factions that they’d also be subje…

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Post by tguvot » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 5:25 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #279

fldskfjdslkfj wrote: post #255

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Stories about divisive topics are routinely flagged from all sides. It's common, if not inevitable, for people who feel strongly about $topic to conclude that the system (or the community, or the mods, etc.) are biased against their side ( https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... ). One is far more likely to notice whatever data points that one dislikes because they go against one's view and ov…

Post by latentcall » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 5:26 PM UTC

generationP wrote: post #228

GordonS wrote: post #217

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Post by nailer » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 5:28 PM UTC

shihab wrote: post #141

dankai wrote: post #45

"The Chamber therefore found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant bear criminal responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare." Whats perhaps interesting to note is that this charge was made for "just" 41 [1] confirmed starvation deaths among a population of 2,141,643 people [2]. Of course every death caused by intentional starvation is a severe crime and must be puni…

This is common and expected. Even when a serial killer suspected of 20 murder is apprehended, arrest is often made based on one or two confirmed cases, more charges are later added as investigation deepens. Also, keep in mind foreign journalists are completely banned by Israel from entering Gaza- complicating evidence gathering.

Post by kklisura » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 5:28 PM UTC

threemux wrote: post #51

Not super meaningful in reality - any country looking to arrest either man should tread carefully. The American Service-Members' Protection Act authorizes the President of the United States to use "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court". Israel is listed in the…