• SinningStromgald@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1268·
    2 years ago

    Everyone knows it’s genocide just most don’t want to admit it.

    Really any solution that doesn’t end in genocide has to start with the US actually doing something other than enabling.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      2 years ago

      US adminstrations (quite independently of whatever party mask they wear) have a long tradition of supporting “they’re Nazis but they’re our Nazis” governments (remember Pinochet or even Saddam when he was “our guy”) and there really is no reason to expect they would change now.

      You see this relativisation of Evil all around, by the way: notice how Germany’s “Never again” turns out to really be “Jews are just like us” rather than “This should never be done again to anybody, anywhere” hence their sanctioning of Russia - who are targetting “people like us” - right next to their “unwavering support” of the Fascists targetting “those not like us” (or, as they call them over there, “human animals”).

  • watson@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1149·
    2 years ago

    Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    592·
    2 years ago

    Being charged with genocide is one of the hazards of committing genocide.

  • Altofaltception@lemmy.worldEnglish
    552·
    2 years ago

    In its response to the petition, Israel accused South Africa of a “blood libel,” which is “without legal merit and constitutes a base exploitation and contempt of court.”

    blood libel

    noun

    • The false accusation that Jews murder non-Jewish children to use their blood for their religious rituals and holidays.
    • Any false or purportedly false accusation of murder of a non-Jew by a Jewish person or organization.
    • Any false or purportedly false accusation of guilt, especially of guilt in mass murder or homicide.

    That third point is such a cop out.

  • Got_Bent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    498·
    2 years ago

    This just in: The International Court of Justice is antisemitic!!1!111!!

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
    263·
    2 years ago

    “State officials fear ICJ could charge Hitler with Genocide in Europe”

  • Fargot Robbie@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Bibi be like “Okay, but how far above the law, Joe?”

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
    710·
    2 years ago

    Israel can just invade the Netherlands and liberate its defendants, leaving no other survivors. The US (which has a Hague Invasion Act covering any of its own citizens in the event of such a trial) would provide logistical support, either openly or tacitly, and the IDF could use German air bases for staging.

    • SulaymanF@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      2 years ago

      Genocide is not just extinction but an attempt to destroy or erase a nation. Likud’s charter calls for the elimination of a Palestinian state and its leaders have talked openly about using the military to drive all Palestinians into Egypt and Jordan and eliminate the idea of a Palestine. That IS genocide.

    • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      19·
      2 years ago

      Top satire, trying to use math to say it’s just a little bitty genocide.

    • sndmn@lemmy.caBannedBanned from communityEnglish
      141·
      2 years ago

      Removed by mod

    • BreadstickNinja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      2 years ago

      Your math is wrong. Israel has killed 1% of the population of Gaza (23,000 out of an estimated 2.3 million) in under three months. So at the current death rate they would kill the entire population in 12.5 years, not 23.

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 years ago

      But Hamas only killed 1139 Israelis in their attack, not even getting to the 4000 per day threshold, so Israel should not even be allowed to counter attack at all.