cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22743061
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[Bias alert - NYT usually favors Israel]
Oh let's put all our faith in liberal institutions again. I thought we were past this. Read fanon, literally just the first chapter. Actually just read the title of the first chapter of wretched of the earth.
Well it's just another liberal hypocrisy laid bare. Liberals have been clamoring for countries to arrest Putin (Mongolia being the most recent one), but I imagine they will be silent on Netanyahu. Now EU countries must choose either to honour the ICC warrant or not in the case of Netanyahu's visit. If they don't, lots of people are going to be asking wtf? since EU was adamant about prosecuting war criminals from the Yugoslav civil war. They even set it as a prerequisite for Croatia to join the EU (that everyone charged by ICC be brought to court).
It will be a nail in the coffin of the "rules-based" order.
EU was adamant about prosecuting war criminals from the Yugoslav civil war
Wait, EU wanted to prosecute Javier Solana?
Correct. But the liberal order should have been dead long ago. The UN literally participated in the assassination of lemumba in 1961. We are stuck in time. We need to fast forward.
I agree, none of us are putting faith in it though or at least I think. Sometimes it is just to share developments in the wider world.
Took them more than a year of genocide to do this. And why only Netanyahu and Gallant? There are so many other Israeli leaders who should also have arrest warrants out for them. Wonder if this will set a precedent for doing this to other western leaders? Probably not though
Too bad the ICC lost all credibility when it let itself be used by the West as an anti-Russia political weapon to level absurd charges at Putin et al. I mean this verdict wouldn't have had any teeth either way because the US would never allow it to be enforced, but still it would have sent a message. As it is now no one takes them seriously anymore, and especially not when they "both sides" a literal genocide by going after resistance leaders too.
It always was just a tool of imperialism. The court only judged Africans and Slavs so far. That's why I was so surprised that they'd charge an ally of the US.
