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It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations was to defend Israel despite its war crimes

Archived version: https://archive.ph/Br7gq

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[–] Hegar@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago

Short answer: it isn’t

The power structures that make 'the west' a bloc in the international system are 100% defending Israel's genocide.

We're giving them weapons, vetoing on their behalf in the UN, denying that the text book genocide going on is a genocide. Netanyahu's war crimes are as obvious and publicly committed as trump's money laundering and election subversion, yet biden is pretending that the ICC warrant is unjustified.

Despite a growing number of brutally beaten protestors, it's still true to say that the west is supporting israeli war crimes.