The ICC is grotesque. My concerns about Israel are almost inverse -- I have real concerns that their resupplying their enemy during active combat prolongs the war. The most humane thing is to avoid war. Where that is impossible -- and that was impossible after October 7 -- then fight as ruthlessly as necessary to end the fight as quickly as possible. War is terrible. War is always terrible. War will be terrible for all involved. So once in it, end it. No one asked the US how much we were helping the people in Dresden while we were fire bombing them. They were the enemy. We were trying to win. They could surrender whenever they wanted to. This is all so simple other than the unachievable standard outsiders seem to uniquely reserve for Jews.
Simply put, the UN is corrupt, and the ICC supports terror.
Both must be disbanded and the leadership of each organization held to account. The UN and its sub-organizations are a far cry from what Roosevelt and Churchill envisioned when they created it. At that time, no one envisaged that the UN would be dominated by countries that are failed states, police states, theocracies, and kleptocracies--all of which sell their votes to the highest bidder and support murder, repression and terror.
Karim Kahn has become the poster child for the expression “where you stand depends on where you sit.”
In 2013, he authored an article based on his experience as a defense counsel before the ICC, excoriating that forum for its lack of due process and worse.
Now, wearing a prosecutor’s hat, he takes these systemic failures to the next level by having an outside panel of “objective” experts recycle hearsay or demonstrably false statements to secure arrest warrants in a very high profile case.
And it does appear that the three judge panel reviewing these allegations refused absolutely to inquire into their validity or credibility despite the mountain of contesting evidence.
Also noteworthy is the curious fact that this panel sat with the arrest warrant application for months before one member resigned under unclear circumstances. The replacement judge must have been a quick study as within a month or so, a unanimous decision was reached - and, it seems, within a day of Israel’s paying its annual dues to the UN.
The unfortunate reality is that yet another international institution has chosen to sacrifice its integrity and credibility on the altar of Palestinianism. Such results only strengthen the autocrats and theocrats of the world while leaving legitimate victims of international crimes without remedy.
Rational arguments are useless against blatant antisemitism. Israel’s survival cannot depend on the “kindness of strangers”; it must rely on its own strength and its absolute commitment to surviving as a Jewish state.
the antisemtism is self evident ...as was/is the antisemitism on university campuses, the antisemitic comments and posts on FB, unless one is antisemitic....which now includes the majority of academia and Western European governments. So shame on the Netherlands. Its role as collaborator with the Germans, its shameful role as the few surviving Jews came home to overdue rent and GAS bills. After the YK war the greatest number of volunteers I met in Israel were from the Netherlands. What a disgrace that this nation is now a feaking cess pool of Jew hate by Muslims living in Netherlands and the bootlicking ethnic Dutch. As Maude used to say, " G d wil get you for this."
I am ignorant of the law but I think I have good instincts. Can Israel charge President Macron and Prime Minister Trudeau with the crime of hypocrisy? Can Israel's supreme court announce that "should President Macron or Prime Minister Trudeau have the chutzpah to come to Israel, they would be treated with the respect that betrayal and cowardice deserve".
Hypocrisy is not a crime. Corruption and crimes against humanity are though. It is Netanyahu who is the fugitive, not Trudeau or Macron. Israel is becoming a pariah state. Why would they want to go there?
When its leader commits crimes against humanity it seems. Hamas's military is destroyed and Israel is now an occupying military force with the responsibilities thereof. Israel is crying for justice but the rest of the world demands the same in return. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-822089
Please Hamas is no longer and has not been a terrorist organization since 2007 but is a totalitarian government seeking the annihilation of a neighboring state-----if it wasn't a totalirtarian regime there would have been white flags and the freeing of hostages long ago.The people of Gaza are terrified of standing up to the oppressive regime it elected and therefore forced to endure protracted war in defense of its "beloved" government--to call them terrorists is pure bullshit worthy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment
Why does the Gazians lack of food, water and medicine get so frequently reported where only 2 million souls are in some danger but in process of being helped, whilst the civil war in Sudan which has caused more than ten million civilians to suffer from a lack of these 3 essentials, have not?
Why would you feed your enemy? It’s preposterous. They started this war. Yet what’s worrying is how many support the subhumans out of Gaza. Yes, Gazan civilians who were involved and were also complicit in the incarceration of the hostages.
The UN Islamist regime needs to be booted out of NY.
The ICC is nothing more than a Kangaroo Court made up of a bunch of international toothless tigers that are like “an empty bucket, that makes the most noise”
The ICC is grotesque. My concerns about Israel are almost inverse -- I have real concerns that their resupplying their enemy during active combat prolongs the war. The most humane thing is to avoid war. Where that is impossible -- and that was impossible after October 7 -- then fight as ruthlessly as necessary to end the fight as quickly as possible. War is terrible. War is always terrible. War will be terrible for all involved. So once in it, end it. No one asked the US how much we were helping the people in Dresden while we were fire bombing them. They were the enemy. We were trying to win. They could surrender whenever they wanted to. This is all so simple other than the unachievable standard outsiders seem to uniquely reserve for Jews.
We didn't start the Marshall Plan until after unconditional surrender.
Simply put, the UN is corrupt, and the ICC supports terror.
Both must be disbanded and the leadership of each organization held to account. The UN and its sub-organizations are a far cry from what Roosevelt and Churchill envisioned when they created it. At that time, no one envisaged that the UN would be dominated by countries that are failed states, police states, theocracies, and kleptocracies--all of which sell their votes to the highest bidder and support murder, repression and terror.
Karim Kahn has become the poster child for the expression “where you stand depends on where you sit.”
In 2013, he authored an article based on his experience as a defense counsel before the ICC, excoriating that forum for its lack of due process and worse.
https://www.memri.org/reports/2013-academic-essay-international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-explains-why-icc
Now, wearing a prosecutor’s hat, he takes these systemic failures to the next level by having an outside panel of “objective” experts recycle hearsay or demonstrably false statements to secure arrest warrants in a very high profile case.
And it does appear that the three judge panel reviewing these allegations refused absolutely to inquire into their validity or credibility despite the mountain of contesting evidence.
Also noteworthy is the curious fact that this panel sat with the arrest warrant application for months before one member resigned under unclear circumstances. The replacement judge must have been a quick study as within a month or so, a unanimous decision was reached - and, it seems, within a day of Israel’s paying its annual dues to the UN.
The unfortunate reality is that yet another international institution has chosen to sacrifice its integrity and credibility on the altar of Palestinianism. Such results only strengthen the autocrats and theocrats of the world while leaving legitimate victims of international crimes without remedy.
Rational arguments are useless against blatant antisemitism. Israel’s survival cannot depend on the “kindness of strangers”; it must rely on its own strength and its absolute commitment to surviving as a Jewish state.
"Rational arguments are useless against blatant antisemitism."
Never Have. There is no Rational Argument for Jew Hatred.
The ICC is a antisemitic “think tank”, as is the ICJ.
Never seen a starving Palestinian in the news.
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-gazans-face-threat-famine-2024-06-25/
Reuters is one of the most antisemitic legacy news out there. On par with the AP.
Soup kitchens look the same in the US. Wonder why they're all children? Must be the Palestinian parents & Hamas scarfing-up the food.
The hypocrisy......
Assad? The Hamas leaders? RSF leader, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo in Sudan?
the antisemtism is self evident ...as was/is the antisemitism on university campuses, the antisemitic comments and posts on FB, unless one is antisemitic....which now includes the majority of academia and Western European governments. So shame on the Netherlands. Its role as collaborator with the Germans, its shameful role as the few surviving Jews came home to overdue rent and GAS bills. After the YK war the greatest number of volunteers I met in Israel were from the Netherlands. What a disgrace that this nation is now a feaking cess pool of Jew hate by Muslims living in Netherlands and the bootlicking ethnic Dutch. As Maude used to say, " G d wil get you for this."
I am ignorant of the law but I think I have good instincts. Can Israel charge President Macron and Prime Minister Trudeau with the crime of hypocrisy? Can Israel's supreme court announce that "should President Macron or Prime Minister Trudeau have the chutzpah to come to Israel, they would be treated with the respect that betrayal and cowardice deserve".
Trudeau is contemptible. I eagerly await voting him out.
Hypocrisy is not a crime. Corruption and crimes against humanity are though. It is Netanyahu who is the fugitive, not Trudeau or Macron. Israel is becoming a pariah state. Why would they want to go there?
When a democracy is considered a pariah for defending its people from annihilation by sadistic terror armies then civilization faces severe risk.
Guy is a troll.
When its leader commits crimes against humanity it seems. Hamas's military is destroyed and Israel is now an occupying military force with the responsibilities thereof. Israel is crying for justice but the rest of the world demands the same in return. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-822089
Please Hamas is no longer and has not been a terrorist organization since 2007 but is a totalitarian government seeking the annihilation of a neighboring state-----if it wasn't a totalirtarian regime there would have been white flags and the freeing of hostages long ago.The people of Gaza are terrified of standing up to the oppressive regime it elected and therefore forced to endure protracted war in defense of its "beloved" government--to call them terrorists is pure bullshit worthy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment
We should have left the UN and expelled them from NY decades ago.
IMnotsoHO: We are at the beginning of a new American Revolution
Why does the Gazians lack of food, water and medicine get so frequently reported where only 2 million souls are in some danger but in process of being helped, whilst the civil war in Sudan which has caused more than ten million civilians to suffer from a lack of these 3 essentials, have not?
Sudan fails the oppressor / oppressed narrative. Both sides are classified as “oppressed.” The media rarely reports on such cases.
Indeed. But why is the media this way? Is there a commercial benefit when big problems are ignored?
Why would you feed your enemy? It’s preposterous. They started this war. Yet what’s worrying is how many support the subhumans out of Gaza. Yes, Gazan civilians who were involved and were also complicit in the incarceration of the hostages.
The UN Islamist regime needs to be booted out of NY.
Another reason why the Dems are losing. No balls. Not that people were aware of this necessarily; but it’s symptomatic of the West’s castration.
The ICC is nothing more than a Kangaroo Court made up of a bunch of international toothless tigers that are like “an empty bucket, that makes the most noise”