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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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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days 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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

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"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

No one wants their lives disrupted by war. Settlers and the army do not represent the majority.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

The vast majority of Israelis either directly or indirectly support the army. Even the most progressive Israelis (specifically people who call themselves Israeli) will rarely speak out against war crimes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They don't see their lives as being disrupted any more than usual. That's the problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A war with the middle east is not normal disruption. No one wants to experience a war specially families on both ends.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tell that to the families in Tel Aviv. They are not having the same experience as a family in Lebanon.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They were bombed by Iran. I guess you are super brave to think the thought of death as not a bid deal. I think isreal is committing genocide lets get that straight. There are a lot of families that dont want to fear death everyday.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Iran's missiles didn't stand a chance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Alright I honestly didn't know Lebanon was getting effects that far south. But then we need new polling, post bombing, to see if there's been good change or bad change. Because bombing can have an effect where it actually concentrates support for the regime, and it can have an effect where people get mad at the regime because they think they're being abandoned.