rapsuperstar31 said:
The ICJ put out an arrest warrant for Putin and ordered Russia to immediately stop the war in Ukraine, and that didn't even phase Russia. I'm not sure how much power the ICJ has to enforce anything. I don't see Israel extraditing Netanyahu, if an arrest warrant we're issued. |
It's actually the ICC that put out the arrest warrant for war crimes, ICJ is for disputes between countries and has ordered Russia to halt the invasion of the Ukraine while it investigates Ukraine's claim of genocide against Russia.
ICJ has no power to enforce anything, yet it gives the UNSC the mandate to enforce the ruling of the ICJ. Which will likely also lead nowhere as long as the USA has veto power.
Two things that can happen with the ICJ ruling. Hopefully the Israeli media and public wakes up and moves on from Oct 7, and gets to see what 3 months of vengeance has led to. And secondly, it will make it a lot harder for countries supplying weapons to Israel to continue to do so, as now they face being complicit in genocide which can not only damage their public and diplomatic relations, it also opens the door to many costly law suits.
But no, Netanyahu isn't going to stop. He has already said so.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/netanyahu-declares-no-one-can-halt-israels-war-to-crush-hamas-including-international-court
Sanctions and pressure from within Israel are the only options as I doubt any countries will be willing to send peace keeping forces to Gaza. But perhaps a ruling from the ICJ can spur the UNSC on to at least get more involved in humanitarian aid delivery and protection, taking Israel out of the loop. (Israel controls everything that goes into Gaza)
