‘Israel will not be held accountable’
Palestinians in Gaza view the International Criminal Court’s historic decision to seek the arrest of Israeli leaders for suspected war crimes as international recognition of the enclave’s plight. But those queueing for bread at a bakery in the southern city of Khan Younis were doubtful it would have any impact.
“The decision will not be implemented because America protects Israel, and it can veto anything. Israel will not be held accountable,” said Saber Abu Ghali as he waited in the crowd.
Saeed Abu Youssef, 75, said even if justice were to arrive, it would be decades late. “We have been hearing decisions for more than 76 years that have not been implemented and haven’t done anything for us.”
More than 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, about 70 percent children and women, much of which has been laid to waste.
A Palestinian woman bakes bread in a makeshift oven in Khan Younis
One day the US and Israel will be held accountable for all their war crimes in the ME. But they're right, it won't be anytime soon. The US is still too powerful and too desirable/profitable for countries to go against.
Arms to Israel: Will countries halt sales in wake of ICC arrest warrants?
Western nations that sell arms to Israel may be forced to re-evaluate their trade agreements after arrest warrants were issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for “war crimes” in Gaza, analysts say.
All 124 countries that are signatories to the Rome Statute of the ICC are now legally obliged to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant if they set foot on their territory.
The question of whether countries supplying arms to a country whose leaders are accused of crimes against humanity could be considered complicit is unclear. But experts say some suppliers will have to consider carefully if they wish to continue to support Israel in its war on Gaza.
Even though it's crystal clear the USA is fully complicit, there's no one that can hold them to account :/ But maybe this opens up the door to sue / block companies supplying arms to Israel, like activists in the Netherlands, UK and Germany have been trying to do.
