Israel/Palestine Thread

Hmmm - let's see…

And it doesn't have to Israel handing them over. The travel footprint of both alleged war criminals is now very very small. But if they were to travel abroad and suffered an aircraft malfunction requiring an emergency landing in a signatory state that has confirmed they will, as required by law, hand them over to the ICC, then yep, they'll be off to The Hague.

But, as you seem to believe they are entirely innocent, neither of them has anything to fear anyhow.

But do recall, Gallant issued the order to implement the Hannibal Directive resulting in the slaughter of many Israelis. Israelis they may actually bear a grudge. Duterte, currently languishing in The Hague, will attest to how funny life can be when you murder your own…

Hypothetical situation but let's say they both landed in Dublin. Would you hand them over to the ICC?

Seems the murder of humanitarian workers is still fair game:

The humanitarian aid group World Central Kitchen said one of its volunteers had been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. "Israeli strikes hit near one of our WCK-supported community kitchens just as meals were being distributed," the organization said.

In the West Bank -

"Since Israel launched its military operation in the West Bank in January, the Jenin refugee camp has become deserted and lined with ruined buildings. 'They want to drive all Palestinians from their homes, demolish them, make the camp uninhabitable and make us give up'"

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2025-03-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/slow-death-in-the-west-bank-israels-destruction-leaves-jenin-refugee-camp-a-ghost-town/00000195-d30e-d2e3-a1b7-d72e64fd0000

Come on BB, you're not even trying anymore. Remember when Israel were trying to justify their bombing of hospitals (trying to normalise war crimes for some folks) by showing videos of bunkers under the hospitals (e.g. al-Shifa). It later emerged that Israel had built those same bunkers. The former prime minister of Israel Ehud Barak acknowledged that in an interview. You live and learn eh.

Well, there are dozens of states that have the crescent moon on their flag, or are otherwise specifically identified by one faith, and that's no big deal. But if one tiny, glorified micro-state puts the Star of David on their flag, everyone loses their s***. Why?

Especially after the horrors of Nazi Germany, all the Jews seem to want is to live in their ancestral homeland about 0.3% of the MENA region, with the other 99.7% still being free for non-Jewish states. Frankly, I don't think that's wildly unreasonable.

As to this bizarre idea of Jews being "intolerant" that is crazy - Jews are among the most tolerant people in the world. Literally, as long as you leave them alone they don't give a flying sod what you do, how you live, what your faith is, what your culture is, what you identify as, or anything else.

I take it you aren't familiar with the far right members of the current Israeli government.

Then explain the chant "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free"

NYU students: "We don't want two states, we want all of Israel wiped out" (Manhattan, yesterday)

But hey, driving the Jews back to the 1967 lines would make it easier to kill them. Perhaps some regard that as a plus?

Indeed - the far right in Israel invited far right European politicians to an antisemitism event. The event was boycotted by prominent Jewish Figures, including the Israeli President.

The UK government's antisemitism advisor Lord Mann turned down his invitation, saying: "There is nothing for the UK to learn about tackling antisemitism from some of these characters."

Chief Rabbi Mirvis declined to participate "having been made aware of the attendance of a number of far-right populist politicians", his office said in a statement issued last week.

Israel's President Isaac Herzog did not attend either. He hosted his own separate event with Jewish leaders instead in what was seen as a compromise.

The conference was organised by Amichai Chikli, Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister, and an outspoken member of Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party. Chikli has over the past several months courted ties with far-right parties across Europe.

Among those at the conference whose presence had caused some consternation was National Rally President Jordan Bardella, whose party was originally founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen, a man accused of antisemitism and found guilty of Holocaust denial.