France, Belgium and Slovenia released statements supporting the world’s top war crimes court and its chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, after Israel and the United States both harshly condemned the effort.
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh — of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. While Netanyahu and Gallant do not face imminent arrest, the announcement Monday was a symbolic blow that deepened Israel’s isolation over the war in Gaza.
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Macron is antisemitic. He will feel tremendous regret for supporting the ICC because it is part of the Hamas movement.
@XfactorSausageGreen2yrs2Y
What will you do? Will you send ISIS after them
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How does the support of France, Belgium, and Slovenia for the ICC's decision impact your view on global solidarity or political alliances?
@9MMWDYL2yrs2Y
I think the agreement of what is considered a war crime and the measures being taken by those countries shows solidarity and strength against the toleration of the negative impacts of war..
@9MMZ6DDProgressive2yrs2Y
Happy to see France support what is right! Wish the US would do the same.
@HareEmmaRepublican2yrs2Y
Wildly unexpected development. Maybe they lost the leverage on the blackmail of his wife being a man or something
@BipartisanDeerGreen2yrs2Y
Expected if you've been following news. Macron showed dissatisfaction with indiscriminate killing months ago. He was the first to call it out in the European bloc.
@HareEmmaRepublican2yrs2Y
France joining Israel to support the genocide in January was dissatisfaction? Or sending a chopper and weapons to Israel saying they're committed to Israel's security? Not sure in what world this was expected
@BipartisanDeerGreen2yrs2Y
Don't conflate the timelines and contexts of each event. Macron supplied the weapons for what he called defense. Then condemned the reckless use of said weapons.
This is an odd change of heart from France.
They're usually on the wrong side of history.
@DecimalPolentaPatriot2yrs2Y
No they aren't. France is the only EU country that somewhat has an independent foreign policy and has not been a US lapdog like UK and Germany. France has repeatedly asked for a ceasefire and condemned Israeli aggression since the start of the conflict.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How do you feel about countries intervening in the affairs of other nations, especially when it comes to justice and human rights?
@9MN5Q8N2yrs2Y
They should be able to intervene with it. If countries are going to argue they should do that in their own countries.
@ContentHawkForward2yrs2Y
It's all about the $500bn gas fields located 20miles off gaza coast. Contracts expire this year, new contracts given to UK - Rishi Sunak's Infosys.
He wanted the deal for himself and for the euro.
Didn't see that one coming. Is there a feud between Netanyahu and the Rothschilds?
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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