“Israel is one of the world’s smallest countries, covering just 0.1% of the Earth’s land. It stretches from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. When Hamas talks about liberating Palestine from the river to the sea, they mean destroying Israel. Gaza is very close to Israel’s major cities—30 miles from Tel Aviv, 40 miles from Jerusalem, and 30 miles from Be’er Sheva. Before 2005, Israel controlled Gaza’s borders, stopping weapon smuggling. Once this was perforated, and we left our side of the Philadelphia corridor, rockets went it, missiles went in, drones went it, ammo went it, weapon manufacturing, equipment came in, tunnel drilling equipment came in, once we got out, once we left the Philadelphi corridor, Iran could carry out its plan to turn Gaza into a base, a terrorist enclave, that would endanger not only the community around it but would endanger TelAviv, Jerusalem, Be’er-sheva and the entire country of Israel. It became a huge terrorist base”. And the rest is history.
With this speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke about Israel’s efforts to protect its people and secure its borders.
“Israeli will not recognise the validity of this decision. The antisemitic decision of the international court in The Hague, is a modern Dreyfus trial. It is falsely accusing me, the democratically elected prime minister of the State of Israel and Israel’s former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, of deliberately targeting civilians. When what we all do in our power is to avoid civilians casualties and defend our citizens”.
ICC’S RECENT WARRANT
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Since Israel does not recognize the ICC, it is unlikely to hand him over. However, Netanyahu could be arrested if he travels to any of the 124 countries that are ICC members and required to enforce the warrant.
Netanyahu now joins leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, who have also been accused of war crimes. The charges against him include murder and extermination, and the ICC has ruled that being a leader does not protect someone from prosecution.
Even if he is not arrested, the warrant could damage Netanyahu’s global reputation and make it harder for him to travel. While the ICC has no police force, member countries are expected to arrest individuals with warrants and send them to the court, where they can face sentences of up to life in prison or fines.
ISRAEL AS A POSSIBLE VICTIM
Israel’s fight is self-defense against Hamas terrorism, and associating the two is wrong. Only Hamas and its supporter Iran gain from such false comparisons. The ICC’s decision to target Israel is unfair and dangerous, weakening Israel’s right to protect itself and helping terrorists who want to destroy it.
By issuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, The ICC is improperly using international law by targeting Israel’s leaders for defending their country. It ignores that Hamas started the war with its brutal attacks on October 7, which caused the worst day of violence against Jews since the Holocaust. Hamas also used tactics to increase civilian harm, but the ICC overlooks this and unfairly blames Israel. Instead of seeking justice, the ICC is distorting the law and should be held responsible.
IS ISRAEL PAYING FOR OTHERS?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) should focus on countries like Russia, Syria, Sudan, and Myanmar, not Israel. It’s absurd to think international law applies only to nations that don’t address their own actions. For example, the U.S. avoided serious punishment for CIA torture and the Iraq war, blaming only a few low-ranking soldiers. Leaders like Obama said there was no need to look back, and Kamala Harris even praised Dick Cheney, a key figure behind those actions. When the ICC investigated U.S. crimes in Afghanistan and Israeli actions, Trump sanctioned his prosecutors, and Biden dismissed his authority while continuing to arm Israel. The U.S. and its allies face no real accountability, especially not for top leaders. So why Israeli is receiving a different treatment?
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