Israel/Palestine Thread

I see the ICC has rejected Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu's Arrest Warrant. It had come under pressure from the US to drop it's War Crimes investigations.

Great news.

I'm pretty sure anyone reading this thread for some time now would be very familiar with your obnoxious posting style.

The "adult" holding the emaciated child could be a doctor.

But that doesn't excuse such an ignorant, crass and loaded question. Like many here, I'm disgusted by it and utterly condemn it.

Go hang your head in shame.

Presumably Gallant's warrant is still in once too?

Both vehemently profess their innocence. So why don't they simply pop off to The Hague and prove that there is no case to answer?

We all know why of course.

It is obvious when the world media takes a stand against Israel that the usual pro-Israeli posters here have to resort to ever more desperate gotchas, deflections, whataboutery and utterly disgusting comments about starving children.

Of course, those with any sense, knowing there is absolutely no refuting or justifying the evidence before everyone's eyes, don't post.

I have to say that I have a deep fear that what we are seeing today is just the beginning of an absolutely catastrophic loss of life in Gaza. The situation a year ago was that upwards of 200,000 Gazans were dead. Currently, 500,000 Gazans are at the highest level of risk of starvation. Another million or so are one level below that. Even if they were given food right now, many will still die.

Food alone will not help - they need medical care and Gaza cannot provide that. I don't think anyone can.

I genuinely think that the final tally of the Palestinian dead will top half a million - maybe more.

If that comes to pass, Israel will be responsible for Genociding 25% of a population. That is 500 Palestinian lives for each Israeli killed on Oct 7th.

"Disproportionate" doesn't even come close to describing the evil that Israel has perpetrated.

The BBC report pulls no punches both visual and written.

There is now a step change in condemnation of Israel for what they have done and continue to do. And there is now no fear of publishing the truth regardless of how robustly Israel will deny it and accuse those reporting it as antisemitic, Hamas sympathisers, blood libels and whatever other bile they can think of.

@Sweet.Science - Seriously, don't even think about quoting this post.

Condemnation-lite in action.

Responding to an X post by U.S. Representative Randy Fine, which said

"release the hostages. Until then, starve away. (This is all a lie anyway. ...),"

the American Jewish Committee said that "the serious humanitarian situation in Gaza must not be taken lightly, especially by those at the highest levels of government," adding that "Implying that starvation is a legitimate tactic is unacceptable."