I hope at some point the ICC come down hard on Netenyahu and the rest of the government, I hope they also come down hard on HAMAS
After that arrest, the current UK political elite who are maintaining the self-defence narrative and use anti-Semitism as an excuse NOT to speak out against these violations of international law.
It is not anti-Semitic to criticise the Government of Israel, without additional evidence to suggest anti-Semitic intent.
It is not anti-Semitic to hold the Israeli Government to the same standards as other liberal democracies, or to take a particular interest in the Israeli Government’s policies or actions, without additional evidence to suggest anti-Semitic intent.
Agreed, we seem to have a whole group of people who have some sort of sense of entitlement to do what they want. Try and speak up you risk being accused of something, so a minor incident you get accused of something far bigger.
As you point out here, the two people have lots of followers who will follow that example, no one has the strength to stand up and say NO, the law ; rules DO apply to everyone.
@zleap @Edelruth The Americans - Biden - could probably stop this immediately by announcing withdrawal of US funding of Israel https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2023-10-10/how-much-aid-does-the-u-s-give-to-israel
@zleap @sinabhfuil
I feel like the Israeli government's demands that the world give them a pass or be deemed antisemitic and Trump's demands for immunity for all actions, including criminal actions, spring from the same wellspring in hell.
There are some modern high-level con-artistry going on.