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US warns ICC member states to drop proceedings against Israel (www.lemonde.fr)

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The warning was direct, blunt and left no room for doubt. "We expect all ICC actions against the United States and our ally Israel – that is, all investigations and all arrest warrants – to be terminated," said Reed Rubinstein, legal adviser at the US State Department, before delegates of the 125 member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, July 8, at a meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York from July 7 to 9.

If the ICC arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant on November 21, 2024, as well as ongoing investigations into crimes committed in the Gaza Strip and the settlement of Palestinian territory, are not dropped, "all options remain on the table," he declared.

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[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

And Trump won’t be president forever.

So? The previous administration had the same policy on Israel, as do both parties currently.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago

The American public used to broadly support Israel. That support has plummeted in the last 2 years, particularly among younger Americans. As they age into a more prominent voting demographic, this changes the types of platforms that politicians run, and win on.

I want to point out that the shift in opinion is more a generational one than left/right one, even though there is a notable difference between the parties.

[-] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago

The politicians are still payed by aipac, all the already strong support for palestine by people did nothing . People will still vote for the same two zionist parties. Netenyaho is determined to do the final solution . How many more months gazan can survive?