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Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to refuse to implement any international criminal court arrest warrants issued against its leaders.

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What was widely interpreted in Israel as an equivalence between the named leaders of the Islamist group – Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s chief in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, the commander of its military wing, and Qatar-based Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the political bureau – and democratically elected Israeli politicians was met with outrage by Israeli officials, the public, and the country’s allies.

On Tuesday, a government spokesperson, Tal Heinrich, said: “We call on the nations of the civilised, free world – nations who despise terrorists and anyone who supports them – to stand by Israel. You should outright condemn this step.

“Make sure the ICC understands where you stand. Oppose the prosecutor’s decision and declare that, even if warrants are issued, you do not intend to enforce them. Because this is not about our leaders. It’s about our survival.”

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[-] Carrolade@lemmy.world 141 points 4 months ago

Israel's survival is not threatened by anything short of large-scale pre-emptive Iranian nuclear barrage, or civil war.

Claiming your actions are necessary for survival is a very old trick, commonly used by authoritarian regimes as a convenient excuse.

[-] Balthazar@lemmy.world 50 points 4 months ago
[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago

Specifically more beach front property!!

[-] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

While some of them have expressed desire for beachfront houses in Gaza, I think the parent was referring to lebensraum. You may also consider whether there’s any similarities to a potential Final Solution to the Palestinian Question. Maybe instead of shipping the Palestinians to Madagascar they’ll ship them to Egypt or Jordan or wherever (for now they’ve concentrated them in camps around Rafah).

But remember, per the IHRA definition of antisemitism, discussing similarities between the acts of Nazis and the acts of Israel is antisemitic.

[-] TheEntity@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

So do I, and yet I keep renting a tiny apartment for ridiculous money. Maybe I should have committed genocide instead.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

trump would call that smart.

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

True, like the Germans way back when.

[-] Carrolade@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

And strategic depth in case of a ground invasion. You know, like Russia, because that's clearly not enough, as anyone can plainly see.

[-] badbytes@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

For activities?

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