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The 51st Vigil



Smaller than usual numbers due to the stormy weather

November 2024

A smaller contingent this Saturday (23rd November) for the 51st Vigil in Salisbury due almost certainly to the inclement weather with storm Bert raging. The Vigil took place during the week in which the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Defense minister, Yoav Gallant and the leader of Hamas, Mohammed Deif (believed to be dead).

The reaction around the world was mixed with outrage from Israel and from the US who spoke of sanctioning the ICC itself. Other nations are guardedly in support of the actions which are based on a wide range of breaches of International Humanitarian Law. This includes the use of starvation as a weapon of war.

The sympathy that Israel received following the horrific attack on October 7th last year and the seizure of 250 hostages has all but dissipated. Around 43,000 have now died in Gaza with thousands more wounded some seriously. The so called ‘General’s Plan’ to clear the northern part of the enclave – denied by Israel – seems to be in operation. Independent observers and journalists are denied access so obtaining reliable reports is impossible. Claims of individuals being used as ‘human shields’ cannot be independently verified and little evidence has been produced.

The ICC warrants post a problem for countries like the UK (but not the US which is not a signatory as is Israel) which are required to stop the supply of weapons. What will happen on this point we shall see.

Among the criticisms made is that lumping the two Israeli people in with Hamas is quite wrong. The problem for the ICC is that if they issued warrants for the Israelis alone, they would be criticised for ignoring Hamas. The same argument applies in the other direction.

There seems no end in sight. The arrival of Donald Trump as the next US President is awaited and Israeli politicians who anticipate more favourable treatment by him in comparison the President Biden.

#ICC #InternationalCriminalCourt #Israel #Palestine #Salisbury #vigil


“#Israel & …the #US have attacked the #InternationalCriminalCourt’s decision to issue arrest warrants for PM Benjamin #Netanyahu & former Defence Minister Yoav #Gallant. Several…nations say they would execute the warrants if either man steps on their soil. So what might happen next?.”

Panel:
• #FrancescaAlbanese – UN special rapporteur, OPT
• #OriGoldberg – former academic, Middle East studies
• #StephenZunes – professor of politics, USF

Video | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/11/22/what-do-the-icc-arrest-warrants-mean-for-israel-and-its-allies #ICC #Deif


#InternationalCriminalCourt ropes in #YoavGallant along with #Netanyahu in new criminal arrest warrants.

So, it didn't matter that #Gallant was no longer #Israel's Defense Minister.

It didn't even matter that #Deif was already dead (by an Israeli airstrike in July) — #ICC still issued a posthumous arrest warrant for the #Hamas leader.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-netanyahu-israel-war-crimes-gaza-gallant-rcna181138


Netanyahu and Gallant Face ICC Arrest Warrants Over Gaza Conflict

Ihttps://mineralmagic89.blogspot.com/2024/11/netanyahu-and-gallant-face-icc-arrest.html

#InternationalCriminalCourt #ICC #arrestwarrants #BenjaminNetanyahu #Gallant #Gaza
#UnitedStates #jurisdiction


Live Updates: I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrants for #Netanyahu and #Gallant

The #InternationalCriminalCourt rejected #Israel’s challenges to its jurisdiction, and also issued a warrant for a top #Hamas official. Its chief prosecutor had sought the arrests for war crimes in #Gaza.

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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[Bias alert - NYT usually favors Israel]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11/21/world/israel-netanyahu-hamas-gaza?unlocked_article_code=1.bk4.mzIv.kYcyLs6nRvdj&smid=url-share

#ICC #UN
#IsraelWarCrimes #ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant
#USHandsOffICC
#NotAnotherBomb
#StopArmingIsrael
#RejectAIPAC #BDS
#CeasefireNow #DivestFromIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics #Biden
#media #news #press @palestine @israel


Absolutely every EU member state, including the morally feckless Germany, are now under a legal obligation to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant should they enter the member state's territory. We'll see.

https://www.reuters.com/world/icc-issues-arrest-warrants-israels-netanyahu-gallant-hamas-leader-2024-11-21/

#Israel #ICC #InternationalCriminalCourt #Gaza #Palestine


"What matters is evidence of the crime, and there is more than enough for the #ICC’s chief prosecutor to issue an application for an arrest warrant for #Biden, just as it did for Netanyahu."

James Bamford | The Case Against #JoeBiden for Complicity in #Genocide

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/biden-complicity-genocide/

#USpol #USpolitics #USForeignPolicy #ArmsTransfers #Palestine #Israel #oPt #Gaza #GazaGenocide #InternationalCriminalCourt #WarCrimes #WarOnGaza #CrimesAgainstHumanity @palestine @israel