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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.

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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

If I ever saw this yahoo and the other yahoo putin, I would shub this yahoo up putin's arse. It's a little unlikely but that's the plan. And probably poke both thru with a cable, and I would give the cable a bunch of extra twists so they couldn't get out.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 15 points 6 hours ago

Anyone putting netanyahu and hamas in the same category, gets it.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Kudos to the ICC and make sure they are cell mates. Damn shame it will not happen.

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 37 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Finally the only sensible response to what is happening in Israel.

Arrest the leaders on both sides!

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 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

[–] DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world 1 points 7 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

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 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

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 19 points 9 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.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 34 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

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?

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 11 points 9 hours ago

This makes us look weak and hypocritical to the rest of the world. Stop the unjust war of aggression and annexation! No wait, I meant the other one. This one is a-OK.

[–] bigFab@lemmy.world 71 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

''How are you today?'' ''That's an antisemitic question.''

[–] Gort@lemm.ee 9 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 89 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I heard that Bibi stubbed his toe on an antisemetic table this morning.

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Bibi has a table that prevents vomiting? What else is that bastard hiding?!

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Lmao thanks for pointing out the typo. Or perhaps it’s the zionists that keep making a mistake and are trying to tell us that ending the genocide in Gaza helps them throw up less?

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 96 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Cue "ICC is antisemitic", just like the ICJ, the UN, every human rights organisation, the Special Rapporteur, independent journalists, protestors etc etc.

Antisemitism and victimhood are the only cards left for Zio fascists to play with.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 24 points 13 hours ago

The original Nazis would always claim that they represented the Arian Race and that any criticism of them was "against the Arian Race" and the Zionists, a Neue Nazi group, do the same only using a different ethnicity.

This is far from the only way in which these Neue Nazis are the same as the original Nazis.

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[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 155 points 19 hours ago (8 children)

Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have condemned ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for warrants as disgraceful and antisemitic.

Antisemitism does manifest itself in both casual and systematic forms. The region-specific component is also important.

However, claims regarding antisemitism from the Israeli government are increasingly becoming a "reverse confirmation" of sorts. One could almost argue that if they call something antisemitic, chances are it's actually not and may even be the correct course of action (clear cut cases notwithstanding).

[–] AliSaket@mander.xyz 56 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Decrying the persecution of crimes against humanity as antisemitic is quite something. It begs the question then, what these people see inherently Semitic about perpetrating these crimes.

The blatant misuse of this term is actually very harmful to Jews around the world, since calls of those actually suffering from anti-Jewish sentiment are not taken seriously anymore.

[–] Kcap@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

"Chef overcooked my burger. Antisemite." -Uncle Leo -Jerry Seinfeld

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 60 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

As a Jew, I'm becoming desensitized to the word "antisemitic." Even my Israeli cousins overuse the word and can't explain to me how this kind of shit is antisemitism beyond "Hamas wants to kill us."

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 42 points 15 hours ago

the Palestinians did not get to choose the ethnicity of their oppressors.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 51 points 17 hours ago

"You can't cry wolf and BE the wolves. Do you not understand what the villagers do to wolves?"

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[–] NastyNative@mander.xyz 38 points 17 hours ago (7 children)

This is the correct call! A majority of Palestinians and Israeli do not want war. It’s a few bad apples on both sides and they should all be jailed.

[–] small44@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Not such a thing as bad apple in an occupied population

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

As someone living in Israel, that's a nice thought but a fundamental misunderstanding of Israeli politics. The vast majority of Israelis not only support war but support a complete and total genocide of every Muslim in the middle east. Furthermore a very large amount of Israelis see the hostages as an acceptable loss if it means they can kill more Palestinian civilians. Its not "a few bad apples", Israel is a fundamentally rotten "nation" that only exists on genocide and war.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I've heard that it's quite jarring to be living in Israel as someone who's progressive. Like, it's not just about state suppression of protests, but the levels of social condemnation that you get when the media landscape is so heavily skewed

Yes, I get socially ostracized whenever I express any even slightly left wing points. Hell even pointing out the nearly 50k dead Palestinian civilians causes people to respond angrily and with comments like "they brought it upon themselves" or "it's the fault of Hamas exclusively"

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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 33 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Genocide takes a lot more than a few bad apples making a whoopsie.

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[–] Saleh 38 points 16 hours ago

Israelis are largely in favor of it. Netanyahus approval has skyrocketed, when they launched the offensive on Lebanon and Israelis opposing the wars and occupation are increasingly targeted by the government and government affiliated "settler" terror groups. These terror groups have ramped up their pogroms in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and decent Israelis who get in their way are beaten while the IDF watches.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 57 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

Those warrants aren't worth the paper they're printed on, but it's still nice to see official bodies outside the US calling Netanyahu what he is.

[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 15 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Not exactly. The ratifying countries are bound by contract to arrest them. Plus It's a serious issue not to do it, because this would delegitimize the ICC as an institution, which is not in the interest of most ratifying countries. So it essentially boils down to a choice between losing the court as a valuable weapon against war criminals or bad relations with Israel.

What happens after an arrest is another matter and I think that is where the real pressure would happen

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[–] Draghetta@lemmy.world 69 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They’ve been preparing for this for a while. Months ago already I remember reading accusations of the ICC being antisemitic by Israelis and various sympathisers. The old fiddle that never stops playing.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago
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