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@Free_Press the US has never recognized the #ICC. But now it is trying to stop the court? Why? Is nothing illegal what is the issue ?

Go back in your history - US has a long history of illegal foreign actions
#unitedfruit

@SaanichGuy @Free_Press It's because of ICC issuing arrest warrant on Netanyahu. And frankly, that was shocking. Many international institutions are loosing credibility lately. China and Russia have got too much influence through benevolence and bribes /money. US sure have done some nasty stuff in history, but take it from somoene raised in Ost block, it would be a real disaster if Russia or China had the upper hand in World affairs.

@WashingtonIrving @Free_Press you don’t think the killing of 40,000 Palestinians was a world crime? Thousands of women and children killed? Hospitals destroyed? That was tge reason Netanyahu was charged!

We know now it was genocide and the end goal was complete destruction of any evidence that Palestinians lived in Gaza.
Between militant setter groups and #trump nothing will be left.
The West Bank is next

@SaanichGuy @Free_Press It's a war Palestinians have started. I don't believe Israelis have been killing civilians on purpose. Look at WW2. By your logic USA, Canada, GB commited war crimes carpet bombing german cities, leveling them to the ground killing thousands of civilians. 25 thousand in Dresden alone. Search pictures of it. Dresden didn't look so much different from current Gaza.

@SaanichGuy @Free_Press From wiki : "World War II (1939–1945) involved sustained strategic bombing of railways, harbours, cities, workers' and civilian housing, and industrial districts in enemy territory. "
I don't recall there being a war tribunal for this.

@WashingtonIrving @Free_Press have to agree.
I think Bomber Harris was a war criminal

But would like to think we have raised the bar since 1945. Guess not

@SaanichGuy @Free_Press Thousands of years of mankind's history full of wars. We've made huge leaps lately in science and technology. I don't think we made giant leaps mentally, what we are, how we react to threats. Real or perceived ones. But I know what you mean by raising the bar. But we will probably wipe ourselves out sooner then we manage to live peacefully. Planet talking to another planet : - "Hey look, I've got Mankind!"
- "It's OK, it will pass"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/

@WashingtonIrving @Free_Press have to BS on that one. It was a war that Hamas started. And Netanyahu funded Hamas. Neither wanted a two state solution.

So try to look at the facts

For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces

The premier's policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from

The Times of Israel

@SaanichGuy @Free_Press So Netanyahu got the arrest warrant for propping up Hamas?
Because that's the topic we've been discussing.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/icc-mideast-war-arrest-warrants-1.7389265

@Free_Press @WashingtonIrving don’t be obtuse

Netanyahu got the warrant for killing innocent people.

Instead of dealing with the accusations, Netanyahu went to his bully boy #trump

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM, former defence minister over alleged war crimes in Gaza | CBC News

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in that country's deadly 13-month campaign in Gaza.

CBC