Israel Has Enjoyed Decades of Legal Impunity. Could the War on Gaza Finally Change That?
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We speak with two experts in international criminal law about the long history of Palestinians attempting to seek justice in global institutions and the “very grave crimes” for which Israel is being prosecuted regarding the country’s ongoing assault and siege of Gaza. Chantal Meloni, an international criminal lawyer who represents victims in Palestine before the International Criminal Court, lays out the history of cases brought before the ICC regarding Israel’s siege and collective punishment of Palestinians being denied justice for more than 14 years. “The fact that there was no accountability for the last decades of occupation and crimes related to the occupation has created a sense of impunity,” says Reed Brody, a war crimes prosecutor, who reports this new assault on Gaza has forced ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan to confront Israel. “Will this be followed up by real action for the first time?”
Ruth Ben-Artzi, the niece of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins Democracy Now! to call for the Netanyahu government to focus efforts on releasing Israeli hostages and to stop the bombing. A professor of political science at Providence College, Ben-Artzi recently joined prominent Rhode Island rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israelis demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. “A ceasefire is really the only way that any solution can be achieved,” says Ben-Artzi, who explains why military actions will never resolve this conflict and that “finding a political situation … is really the only way that the roughly 7 million Jews and 7 million Palestinians who live between the river and the sea will ever be able to find peace.”
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US is legally accountable as well since it is aiding and abetting Israel in committing these war crimes.
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What "war crimes"? Care to name any specifics or are you just parroting the same old buzz phrases uttered by the rest of the blue-haired, nose-ringed crowd wearing cheap Chinese-made polyster Palestinian flags at last week's rally? 🙄
Whether the international community will manage to do something is one thing but their credibility is down and I can't imagine it going back up
The UN has to revoke the zionist charter. The blunder of putting Europeans in the Levant is cause of all chaos and terror. Do follow advice of Helen Thomas "send them back to Russia, Poland, USA, UK and Germany, wherever the zionists came from.
Were you this upset on October 7th?
No religion gives ANYONE immunity from the criticism of their character and accountability for their actions. This has nothing to do with religion, race, nationality or culture, therefore NOT antisemitism. It’s call EQUALITY
No doubt
Antisemitism is nothing but a silencer that has been used by the Zionist to avoid accountability for their war crimes. if you look up Semites you will learn that Arabs are Semites too. The whole thing is nothing but a silencer of any criticism of Israel.
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Yes, it seems to be about so much unbridled violence fueled by greed and pride. The innocent are prey :(...
@@dri2726Discordar ou criticar Israel não é antisemitismo...
The facade of a free democracy which Israel presents as its face to The West in order to maintain its apartheid regime has disintegrated quite rapidly over these past weeks.
This channel should be called Terrorism Now! It’s a channel that supports brutal terrorists, not the people of Gaza
Facade?😂
Israel is a fake democracy
Democracy ! not really. The Zionists had to murder thousands of Arabs and expel eight hundred thousand Palestinians from their ancestral homes where they had lived peacefully for over two thousand years, to reach a point where they could turn to the world and declare that "they were now a bonafide Democracy" How sic is that !
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Is that a question?
C'mon, formulate a complete sentence, EmojiMan.
At 8:27: International bodies, the ICRC, the UN, the ICC, have considered that Gaza is still occupied territory (by Israel). This means that Israel bears very specific duties and responsibilites with regard to the civilian population of Gaza (instead there are grave violations of international humanitarian law and hence law of war). ~ Chantal Meloni
I hope there is a change. Human rights seem like a myth with the way Israel has zero accountability.
Israel is held accountable, Hamas is not. Why do you insist on prostituting yourself for a known terrorist group?
its US baby they are immune to war crimes
Human rights are being violated all over world, always have been and probably always will be. Not just Israel. And the degree to which European And European descended countries respond to these violations is directly proportional to the melanin content of your skin.
It always has been. The ICC was basically created to topple African leaders for crimes the West commit freely.
Only brown skinned people can be terrorists ! Only brown skinned people can commit war crimes. White people are the benign police force in the world. Helping everyone get a better education and live to a higher standard.
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It is long past the time that Israel was held accountable for its crimes against humanity. How did the UN let it get this far?
I bet you were silent on October 7th. With people like you, it's always the same cycle:
- Hamas attacks Israelis ---> Not a peep from you. Silence.
- Israel retaliates ----> You condemn Israel and demand peace.
I can't take you people seriously. You're so intellectually dishonest and biased, it's insane.
You really don't know that US has been providing an umbrella protection to Israel through its veto power?
Courtesy of its enablers, led by their 'Godfather', The United States of America.
UN is a dead body, it's alive only in name.
@WinnieThePoohisGay You may not like it but that's the truth about UN.
It's disgusting how America and Israel with their friends play with human lives,playing God on who lives or gets to die.
I believe the HAMAS is the one who plays with human lives , Gazans , Israelis, and kidnaped people , but you don't care about it, do you?
"It's disgusting how Hamas plays with human lives, playing god on who lives or gets to die."
Equally appropriate and truthful! Amazing!
@@DeadPixel1105We can’t control the actions of a terrorist organization but we must act according to law and humanitarian principles ourselves. Or is Hamas’ conduct setting the standard by which we must operate?
@@DeadPixel1105Does Hamas have Nuclear Weapons, tanks, jets, helicopters and billions dollars of US tax payers money weapons?
@reginar0529 sure you can control Hamas. The way you controlled ISIS , with force , is the only way to deal with those Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organizations. and the rule of law supports you in this fight .
Does not mean you can't be humanitarian at the same time.
Before October 7, there were violations, arrests, and killings of Palestinians, so Hamas, a Palestinian resistance movement, came to respond to these insults.
But the Western media describes what happened as an attack and not a reaction to what the Netanyahu government has done since it took office.
Netanyahu delayed the two-state solution because he wanted settlement out of the desire for land and for the Palestinian people to be subject to him at all times
This is the way colonism work, playing victum and doing Genocide of opresed people.
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History Today will record these FACTS with zero chance of the zionists tweaking the narrative.
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Hey all.. just a note that this opinion piece is lacking historical accuracy.
Never underestimate the evilness of Zionism.
Even a blind man can see the truth that Zionism is is the number 1 terrorist organization on the planet. The US is number 2!!😢😢
That goes for Christian fundamentalism also. Which these days is evangelical bigotry and televangelist.
Christian Zionism wants to bring about the return of the Messiah and unleash Armageddon. Jewish Zionism wants to bring their Messiah and unleash Armageddon. Secular Zionism in its most liberal form wants to create an ethnostate for the Jewish people even at the expense of the people who live there. Nevermind the militant forms of Zionism. What is the common thread? Zionism. Clearly Zionism is the problem.
@VampguyN85 Christian zionism is a thing and was crucial to the formation of Israel. Many believe returning Jews to the holy land will begin Armageddon
@@VampguyN85 and now The United States has a speaker of the house that is a fundamentalist Christian. He’s so conservative that he believes women should be prosecuted for trying/getting an abortion. Truly. He stated that former speaker, Nancy Pelosi, committed a felony when she tore up Trump’s speech on live feed. Indeed.
Maybe Americans really do need a super conservative speaker of the house. Trump began feathering government positions with folks like Mike Johnson during his tenure. Ones that would overthrow Roe v Wade. Trump is an atheist but strict religious leaders are generally super duper conservative. Which appeals to him.
Israel says according to international law, Israel has the right to self defense. So why don't they recognise international laws when it comes to human and war crimes?
because they think that they have more rights...
Of course ❤ God gave these lands to the Palestinians first, but then the jews found some dirt on God and threatened to expose him to the rest of the world unless God gave these Palestinian lands to the jews.
Sadly, God relented and did as requested.
And as the story goes, Israel has been bribing officials of importance ever since.
How many children has israel been allowed to kill today?
Because of the Zionist lobby (Aipac) in America and western hypocrisy in general.
According international law UN charter a occupiers has no rights to defend themselves
Netan yahu is a war crime 👹
Justice for the Palestinians must happen
it can only happen when they get rid of Hamas.
@@stanr8946if only Palestinians get back their land
@stanr8946 it can only happen with Hamas -
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Isreal created Hamas.
@@stanr8946When they end the occupation
It's so engaging to see the open and clear doble stand the human rights organisations and the ICC works. So, the Ukraine children had human value but the Palestinian children don't have any value !!! It is incredible what the human race has become with its governments. Why you dont call IMPUNITY, IMPUNITY no, you soften your judgement by calling it A SENSE OF IMPUNITY . This is what gives the right to the criminals to muck up with the rules and get away with murder.
Ukrainians didn't butcher ruzzian civilians. Ukrainians are not a terrorist nation, they don't commit up to 200 terrorist attacks on ruzzian territory every month.
Try to see the difference, try to use your brain, if any, before opening your mouth.
A shocking double standard that future generations of Americans and Israelis will see as SHAMEFUL.
ICC was created after the ww2 ,and it is mostly controlled by Israel.
Aipac, this is one news site you can not pay off to keep silent! Keep updates coming! Thank you!
First of all there needs to be a discussion around the weaponization of the word “antisemitism”. Second of all there needs to be discussion around who has a right to claim antisemitism and do they in fact have to be submitted which most people claiming antisemitism are not Semitic in any way shape or fashion. Zionism has stolen the Jewish religion and Weaponized the word antisemitism.
Mitch....ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Weaponized Words to control and Stop Speach.
When someone Wields these words as a weapon, ...we must "Demand" DNA proof.
Almost All would fail the Test.
That’s antisemitic! Jk
Zionism is not Judaism. End of story.
По факту арабы тоже семиты
Потому действия Израиля это антисемитизм
And you have weaponized the word Zionism, for equally as deceptive reasons.
When you are on top of someone pounding their face in and they are subdued and can no longer defend themselves you are no longer defending yourself 🙄
Yeah, you are. You're just making sure the opponent stays down. Easy.
@@LOSTONITALLAnd what kind of law does that crazy logic come from?
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When, where and who DESTROYED your humanity..? 💔
@@LOSTONITALLOf course ❤ God gave these lands to the Palestinians first, but then the jews found some dirt on God and threatened to expose him to the rest of the world unless God gave these Palestinian lands to the jews.
Sadly, God relented and did as requested.
And as the story goes, Israel has been bribing officials of importance ever since.
How many children has israel been allowed to kill today?
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Hopefully this is sarcasm .
When talking about hostages, Please don't discriminate and mentions also the thousands of Palestinians hostages.
More than a thousand (before Oct 7th) held with no charges at all, the rest are convicted by Israel arm forces - not even the Israeli courts.
humus?
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That's all the z!onists and defenders of genoc!de can do. Parrot their same talking points to distract and divert the conversation or they just throw around insults. It's the first time ever their propagand@ machine has faced such immense pressure it's crumbling right before our eyes.
5k in Israli orison then Israel scooped up 5k more off sidewalks so 10,000 political prisoners held by Israel
No more victim cards, no more protected groups
Besides the Auntie Sam victim card, Dual Citizenships. The Brown shirts have new colours, T’would appear (& Epstein’s honeytraps).
palestinas are very poor victim((((
@@georgka74Palestinians aren’t voting against accountability.
No more over occupying high seats to protect their own interests.
The So-called perpetual victims have far too much power to continue to claim victimhood
I hope there's change. It feels different this time, because the movement in support of Palestinians is growing worldwide at a rate I've never seen before. The governments aren't representing the people, on this issue, though.
Your right this time does feel different. Young and old aren't falling for Israel's victim card anymore. The truth will come out and people will turn their backs on the bloodthirsty state. All the lies of the past will be revealed and Israel might want to hide under a rock.
A radical change is on the horizon.
This is going to mean the rapid decline of their Political Careers and of Western Nations. People the world over like never before are seeing this unfold before their very eyes, and they cannot believe it. What they can believe (and know), is exactly what you stated: The Politicians and Governments don't represent their Citizens and are making foolish detrimental decisions (not only to Gaza and the Palestinians, but to the entire world).
It's being "funded" and pushed. Why do people refuse to see what right in front of their face!
@Viper881 Exactly. The U.S. is the most guilty. Then again, given their history of imperialism and colonialism, it's not suprising they support Israel (a country acting based on imperialist and colonialist ambitions).
Free Palestine from Israel
😂 they're being freed from it entirely
@@tbishop4961 There will be consequences. No regime, no matter how powerful they think they are, will avoid accountability forever.
@@ChrisAlbertH47 you're seeing the consequences now👌. This is what happens when you refuse to live peacefully and instead vote for a terror group
Free palestine from the United States of Israel !
Free the world from Islam
Two eminent international authorities in international criminal law have given their insights on war crimes in Gaza. Their discussion was marked by a solid commitment to human rights and a firm stance against crimes against humanity. Their professionalism and deep convictions underscored their status as outstanding individuals dedicated to justice. How long the US will keep protecting Israel from ICC.
Sadly, YOU HAVE DONE THIS TO YOURSELVES. If you even remotely understood your Constitution and Bill of Rights, you would have understood there is a separation of powers -- and the reason for that is to protect freedom by conducting the checks and blances necessary to the fallof the Republic via Tyranny. Well, that hasn't happened in decades, since Brown v. Bd. of Ed. This sickening bought and paid for lawyer, women, and Jew legislature hasn't performed one check upon the judiciary, NOT ONE. The judiciary, the one branch with the least THE LEAST ENUMBERATED POWER the claim the most. Why, because you and each of you have allowed yourselves to become as ignorant as one can possibly be, consumed by your own belongings to care one idota of what happens to you or another. Understand what you went and done: What is it about what you illegally allowed to congress, hmm? Lawyers, eh, well what is it about lawyers, do any of you even know? What is it about lawyers. It is about power, bunkies, it is about power. They love power, they'd be lousy lawyers if they didn't love power that is why the Judicial Branch of our Government has the least power. Women, ha, women love power for its own sake, they're natural born bullies, allowed the chance to hold the reigns of power. Look at em, you tell me every damn time ya hear screaming, bitching and complaining and yet nothing done, up pops their face. You haven't noticed??? They're feeble minded, by nature, I didn't do it, they're feeble so that men would be more easily attracted to them. Jews love power most. Both their political and religious systems are dependent upon race. Their's as the master one -- I didn't do that either. Two eminent international authorities. Good for them, but they're only two???? Where are the rest of htem, why is not Netanyahu stopped and placed under arrest for war crimes and most of us know that is what he is a war ciminal. Why has this creep not been stopped by anyone including the Arab population WHY HAS THIS TERRORIST NOT BEEN STOPPED? The reason is the U.S. our corrupt congress being paid off, I mean, is there any other way to look at it. The killing of inncocent people by a non-sovereign people who use deceit and lies, and they know it too, to get their full of sadist sexual pleasure and be paid for it too. This is the true face of corruption. And its all over the place in American government you tell me that traitor, Brian Mast, wearing an IDF uniform to our halls of justice trying to put some B.S. that he served in the IDF, NO HE DIDN'T. THEY ARE EDITING ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL THEY DO ALL DAY IS EDIT FACTS INTO FICTION. You tell me what you allowed into your legislature? NOW, WHEREFORE, YOU AND EACH OF YOU UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF OUR OATHS OF OFFICE???? THEY ARE NOT, I REPEAT THEY ARE NOT FORMAILITIES, THEY ARE JURISDICTIONAL INSTRUMENTS THAT BRING THAT PARTICULAR BRANCH UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE PARTICULAR BODY WHO OVERSEES IT. THE WOMEN, THROUGH MARRIAGE, ARE OBLIGATED TO THEIR HUSBANDS, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE JEWS EDITED IT TO BE. THE LAWYERS ARE OBLIGATED TO THE APPELLATE DIVISION OF OUR SUPREME COURT, OUR JEWS TO NO ONE BUT THEMSELVES. Our oath's are clear and concise and you;ve allowed them to alter them to suit themselves but it was never an act of congress it was an act by the Jews. IT IS PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, not "SUPPORT" AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. I DONT CARE THEIR EDIT OF IT. OUR OATH OF CITIZENSHIP BE CLEAR, YOU MUST RENOUCE ALL OTHER NATIONS WHEN YOU JOIN TO BE A PART OF OURS. ITS CLEAR, YOU SHOW NO ALLEGIANCE (JURISDICTION) TO THE COUNTRY YOU LEFT BEHIND. Our oaths are SOLEMN PROMISES (OBLIGATION TO KEEP THE PROMISE) THEY ARE LIFE LONG AND THEY CANNOT BE NEGATED ESPECIALLY WHEN SERVING IN A BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT. THEY CAN BE CALLED OUT OF RETIREMENT TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY. You need to understand this so you know what it is you are doing next time ya go to the polls. No lawyers, they love power, it is our job to protect the Republic by keeping power at bay; women love power more in their black leather leotards and their stilletos complete with whip; Jews love power most both their political and reglious systems are preducated upon race -- theirs as the master one. think world throne, or if you will, one world order.
As an American.(Just an Opinion) i think America's involvement is is what is keeping this from Happening. I think first American government should be held accountable and charged in its part first. maybe the American government Will flip on the Israeli government.
The Military Industrial Complex benefits from supporting Israel. The U.S will never flip on Israel unfortunately. We taxpayers are being forced to give Israel over four billion dollars a year. It is all about money and increasing corporate wealth.
US politicians are already bought and paid for, on both sides. AIPAC and wealthy zionist donors effectively own the DNC and fundamentalist christian zionist comprise the majority of the RNC's electorate and members.
America's own gun-toting electorate is unable to demand accountability, do you honestly expect the global community to be able to? The government's monopolistic hierarchy of violence absolves them from the consequences of their actions. This country can't even prosecute the Michigan governor who was facing RICO charges for knowingly poisoning an entire city. Heard anything about Norfolk-Southern recently? Does Jackson have clean water yet? The alphabet agencies still collecting mass data from American citizens without a warrant? Still legal for corporations to bribe politicians with "donations?" We sure do have a lot of control over our government, huh?
I agree with you so hard!!!! I’m losing sleep over learning this and so disgusted and devastated to indirectly be a part of this soulless, criminal, murderous, evil, savage inhumanity visited upon a captive population of largely women and children.
The people of America need to revolt. It's crazy that some of you lot live, but prop up another country across the world...which btw will have to be forever propped up just by sheer size and small population
You would have to look at having AIPAC and other Israeli government lobbyist groups register as foreign agents, since they serve Israel, a foreign government. AIPAC claims to have funded most of the House of Representatives in both political parties. Look at their website. They are already funding the future opponents of those Progressive politicians who have spoken up in Congress and asked for a ceasefire. We need to make sure that we do not elect future politicians that receive money from AIPAC or the superpacs they contribute to. That is the only way we will get politicians are not puppets.
Khan Yunis is the south of Gaza.
Israelis officials are openly talking about depopulating Gaza, what more do you need to understand there goals?!
My question is how do we hold monsters accountable when neither the US, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, or Palestine are signatories to the ICC?
It seems like the mice voting to bell the cat...
How do you hold Hamas accountable? Stop serving as a willing accomplice for their propaganda and lies for starters.
They are all roue states !
USA is not signatory to ICC, and has threated the ICC to sanction every judge on the panel, should an American citizen ever be charged with anything by the ICC.
and by the USA, I mean Clinton, Obama and Trump -
Palestine achieved recognition as a non-member observer state by the United Nations in 2012 and received an invitation to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Palestinian Authority endorsed the Rome Statute, which serves as the ICC's foundation, in 2015. The ICC's jurisdiction extends to two scenarios: 1) events transpiring within the territories of states that are ICC parties and 2) events involving citizens from states that are ICC parties.
It looks like previous ICC investigattors were asleep on the job. They should be held accountable for that.
Yes
investigate the investigators, then investigate the investigators who investigated the investigators
6:30 ISRAEL HAS NOT RIGHT TO DEFEND ITS OCCUPATION!
The way America doesn't have a right to defend itself against native American uprising?🤡🤡🤡
So true!!!
has hamas?
The problem is you consider all of Israel occupied so therefore there’s no room left for the Israelis. They have not occupied Gaza in over 17 years, so your argument is very disingenuous.
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Both USA and Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Human rights are a myth
And the British n France they had a hand that started this back in the 40s
@@joeysantos3978 then every country should.
@@joeysantos3978 Imperialism
And what of Hamas war crimes and crimes against humanity?
The real question who is held accountable for war crimes besides African war Lord's from the Congo
Don't recall anyone from Indonesia being held accountable for the genocide of over eight hundred thousand Communists killed
Honestly, just listening to how many ways Israel is going against international law- and yet not being charged, never mind brought to trial- makes me sick. No other way to say it.
What do you mean with "going against international law"? Which laws specifically?
And what is a war crime? A lot of people throw that term around, but what kind of war crimes?
War is war and hamas, supported by the entire population of Gaza committed an atrocity that lead to war.
And what is a proportionate response to this? Doing nothing? Let them burn more babies?
Why are not other wars discussed in the media, like the one in Yemen for example? Hundreds of thousands died there. Are the "international laws" respected there? Why is everybody outraged by this war? Because it's about Israel?
Does this have to do with the anti-semitism actually?
@@claudianreyn4529 How about settlers. That's illegal. As is apartheid. How about stealing land and houses and killing civilians. It's been going on for decades, but nice try. It's not antisemitic to say a Jew did something wrong. They're not magical unicorns who can do no wrong.
@@claudianreyn4529i mostly agree with you but setting aside terms like war crimes, as a baseline we should all agree that what's happening isn't proportional and didn't start on oct 7. There's a lot of options between no response and widespread air strikes
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11,000 dead vs 1200 dead is not a proportional response.
Do you really believe that every single Gaza citizen fully supports Hamas, much less has a full say in the leadership deciding to do a blitz attack?
The hospital patients, the premature babies being airlifted to Egypt did not vote for a blitz attack.
Are you really going to demonize an entire body of citizens for the actions of a few?
As for anti- semitism, again you generalize about an entire population, this time to give them all a pass. Israeli leadership is not synonymous with “Jews. Israelis have marched lately and repeatedly about their upset with their leadership.
@@claudianreyn4529 what going against international law did he mean??? Just to pick one, occupying Palestinian territories like the west Bank and Eastern Jerusalem! Occupying Syrian Golan heights! Occupying Lebanese Shebaa farms!! "Settlements" is obviously a violation of international law! The list goes on and on!
I watched the Ireland parliment ask the ICC for an investigation into war crimes by Israel
Barret is wonderful.
Would this be the same Ireland that thinks it is OK to restrict rights if your words give offense? At this point Ireland can go screw itself. After all they are breaking their own laws and offending me by being so weak kneeed.
The inability of the UN to actually seek justice for the Palestinians is evidence that it's obsolete and a dysfunctional entity. The people of the world must understand that it's up to them to effect much needed change. It starts with being very cautious about who we elect the products we buy. As an American citizen I believe its time to reassess our controlled political parties that are more preoccupied with keeping the donation hussle intact than they are with working for the people. Currently our politicians work for AIPAC this conflict makes it very clear at critical times of financial struggle most if not all Americans know we just cannot afford two wars when the entire United States is in decline. It's truly disgraceful being trillions in debt homeless poverty everywhere and we can spend money on War Crimes! I've been called a racist Antisemitic for voicing my opinions that may seem harsh but it's my honest thoughts about the current conditions of my nation. I know for certain American Veterans didnt risk and sacrifice thier lives for the United States to support the injustice and denial of basic human rights that the Palestinians have suffered for decades. All people deserve food water medical care and above all else decency.
Thank you
Up to the point. Thank You
US gives over 4 Billion a year. 70%. +of our income from taxes goes to the Military Industrial Complex.
Israel builds illegal housing on the West Bank-- Meanwhile homeless American citizens live in cardboard boxes🫣
The USA has worked tirelessly to ensure the UN is dysfunctional. That justifies sidelining the UN in favor of a "rules-based order."
You are right. USA needs to stop supporting Israel with weapons/money to commit war crimes. Plus USA politicians need to stop taking donations in return for votes to support Israel
I chip in financially to get some news reporting that is professional, but not corporate-based and owned by the oligarchs.
The Palestinians have been asked to be patient for 75 years. Their resiliance and strenght through all the injustice even in the West Bank at the moment is profound. May we continue to be a voice of truth for them always
Thank you to all you people, especially experts, who speak out and stand up for justice and human rights.
What justice? What experts?
@@El28z Justice according to the law. In this case the experts are called lawyers.
the United States of Israel is a law unto itself !
~Circles in the sand~
The art of being unperplexed by making things to be seemingly more and more perplexed just to try to circumvent ( wink one eye) the basic issue bearing in mind the need to maintain double standards whilst doing the twists and turns, and present the whole self generated perplexity as a perplexing single standard of 'carriage of justice to be upheld and to be adhered to but with inherent encumbrances that nullify any concluding action.
~ circles in the mud~
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@@manapbakar2017 This needs to be unpacked, but probably that cannot be done here.
Isn't it telling than "No action" or silence pops up again and again when israel is involved?
The criminal court is broken . How have the United nations carved out different law for isreal and another for the rest of the world? Who's going to have the balls to bring respect to the dignity to the world court? This is insane that we are letting this go on.
Ask USA on the "how".
There is no law without the ability and willingness to enforce that law. Anyone can write whatever they want on paper but without those two elements, they are only words.
Democracy for all , justice for all, peace for all
I want to see Justice for the people of Palestine I hope I soon see those children eat and drink water soon they have gone through so much.
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You know, they could have purchase a lot of food and water facilities if they hadn't chose to spend all the money sent to them on some rather useless missiles.
their parents should stop supporting terrorists
Why would Hamas follow international law when Israel hasnt been following for over 50years? This is in no way a defense of Hamas before idiots start claiming that that is my argument, but instead a realization that if you want law to be law and followed by EVERYONE then it has to apply to EVERYONE, Israel needs to be held responsible for these crimes against humanity, Netenyahu and his regime need to be arrested and jailed forever and Israel forced to withdraw from occupied territory under penalty of law, otherwise the law is meaningless and no one has an incentive to follow it when some can do whatever they want with impunity.
Exactly 💯
They were out of Gaza strip for over 17 years there was not one is really there. The problem is you consider all of Israel occupied so you want it all to be gone. What is Israel supposed to do to prevent another massacre such as October 7?
@@NewYorker8312 For starters Israel can end it's apartheid , the racist ethno centric laws that treat Palestinians as second class citizens. It can free the illegally held Palestinian hostages from its prisons, thousands of them. It can stop murdering Palestinians and lying about it. And it can end the occupation. Not very hard .
@@NewYorker8312 Invading and occupying a territory for decades worked wonders for Afghanistan didnt it? The Taliban totally dissapeared due to the US "anti-terrorism" efforts..... If you didnt notice the sarcasm then let me explain to you that brutalizing and invading a community does not prevent radicalization, it supercharges it, the answer is simple go back to international recognized borders of Palestine for a 2 state solution, end the occupation eliminate all settlements and deport settlers back to US and Europe where they come from, reparations are a must as well in order to rebuild Palestine and allow a new secular government to rule Palestine, the best answer to people radicalized due to brutal apartheid conditions is end the apartheid and repair the damage done to the community.
@@vanessamaldonado5877 can you give me an example of one country in the world that exist today that didn’t have other people living there before? So I guess all the people living in the United States should be sent back to Europe Mexico or wherever they came from right? Israel offered the Palestinians a state at least five times but they don’t want a state. They just want to destroy Israel. They are obsessed with hatred and they build nothing except terror in more hatred. Why is it OK to have 22 Muslim states that are 600 times the land area of Israel but it is not OK to have one Jewish state?
Thank you very much for both guests for your amazing work and your support for the innocent civilians in Gaza. Jews and Muslims are brothers and sisters. Neither Hamas’s conduct represent all Muslims and neither Israel’s actions represent all Jews. Thank you Democracy now for being a balanced honest voice.
""Their are a very very few if they are innocent....!."" If not any....! 👀
@@johndavid5618 Islamophobic bastard, if we were to use the same exact standard then we would say that every white is a Nazi and should be treated as such, suddenly it doesnt sound well right?
Balanced?!!
@@BernsteinMark-jr2nuthousands of kids have been murdered hog which bit don’t you get
Olaf Scholtz: “Israel 🇮🇱 is a democracy. This has to be said very clearly. The accusations being made against Israel are absurd. Israel is acting in accordance with international law in defending itself against Hamas.”
The resemblance between Netanyahu's Isreal and Apartide era South Africa is quite striking
Yes indeed
Israel supported the south African government during that time.
@@googlespynetwork so did the US and I'm not surprised. They've stayed very true to their ideals throughout.
Truth strikes sometimes😊
@@nightbroker They call them Goy. And animals. So yes! You are ignorant.
So why is Israel not taken to Haag? Is it because of "Israel beeing the only democracy in the Middle east"? Or is it because of the HOLOCOST- card the Israelian people have been reminded of every day since 1948? Does jews dont understand that the whole world is tired of this excuse? Eva Frisk, Sweden
If Israel always adheres to international law then there should not be settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank, by international law they are illegal and not recognized. This one statement just made him look like the liar he is.
Israel never has adhered international law. Zionism is a plague that western countries have tolerated and even share in many cases.
Justice is totaly blind and deaf by selection.
It has gone too far in crimes .. beyond any believable level
I thought Khan Unis was in the "safe" zone. How can they now tell those people to move?
Exactly, where should they move ? It is so infuriating.
Because they want them destroyed as a people so that they can eventually settle the area, obviously.
@@pambacchus5421surely where, probably to UK and end up in Rwanda
About the "240 hostages": I checked Ha'aretz that lists the photo, names and status of the hostages. I counted 196 persons. I counted 22 children under 18. The list also identifies the race or citizenship of hostages. As such I estimated 150 are Israeli military members or reserve.
Ah, that makes sense as to why hamas is offering 50 hostages only....got it....
Islam is for pigs
Yes, this is true but apparently truth is anti -Semitic. Lol
Oct 7 facts
- Only one baby was murdered that day & that was by Israel forces firing.
- the majority of the hostages taken were military personal not civilians
- The only people that were burnt was from Israeli attack helicopters
- Zero evidence of anybody being raped or beheaded
- targets attacked during the slave revolt was police station, guard posts and military buildings.
- most of the people killed at the rave outside of the concentration camp were shot by Israeli crossfire according to witnesses. This rave was rescheduled & moved to that location by Israeli IDF officials. Why is an interesting question.
- Netanyahu knew about the attack prior to Oct 7
@@irenedemarco1354
Well the general impression was civilian women & children. Typical Israeli propaganda
If our european country manifest this much and for so long, it's that a lot of people know we are lied to.
In media and by politicians, we don't wan't to support oppressors that kill people just wanting to live on the land of their ancestors. I may not be a muslim, but like many other i wan't to make the right choice! Not redoing history atrocities, we need to all stand together!
Support from France: Free Palestine !
Funny you should say "Land of their ancestors". How do you suppose that their (the Arabs) ancestors came to that land? That would be one of those histories atrocities you aren't so keen on.
@@Snipergoat1 You say that like your people never did atrocities
(Jesus\Native americans)
And people doing bad things in the past, doesnt mean we should continue to be evil forever, but we see who control our government clearly now
Pure evil!
What is your definition of "free palestine"?
Its been a month now that I'm following Amie, daily watching how she delivers news, so far all i can say shes the most decent, smart, classy journalist , i have never seen an attempt from her to force her own bias to any of her guest, she just ask and listen.
No matter what the reason given.. Its wrong to slaughter children for the crimes of others... I have seen many call this self defense BUT if a person was to hurt of kill a child of mine I would not think it acceptable for anyone other than that person or persons to pay a price... I would not want another child slaughtered that was innocent ... Would you ? The world is seeing this unfold and doing nothing... Well what they are doing is being complicit ... The governments that is...
Yes , but what if this person hides behind a child's and shoots you ? What then do you do ? You let him murder you too ?
@@moshebuchachevsky5650 Let me also ask this.. What do Hamas look like ? if 100 Palestinian's stood right in front of you right now could you pick out Hamas ? Do they have uniforms or some way to identify ? How the hell would IDF know who is who ? I can say I would guess that they are not in incubators ... Truth is we allow this slaughter time and time again... WMDs thousands killed and never a single one found.... NO one held accountable for that slaughter so my question is... What do we do with war criminals ? The answer is nothing at all ever as they have the power... They are never ever held accountable ...
@@moshebuchachevsky5650free Palestinians.
Good point
Israeli army has a protocol called Hannibal, which requires the Israeli forces to bomb in the event of kidnapping Israelis, even if the kidnappers are exposed to danger? This protocol was used on October 7, 2023. For this reason, many Israelis were killed, and Israeli newspapers wrote with reservations about this issue for fear of military censorship
I can’t tell you how proud I was/am, To be at my dads and hearing Amy’s voice playing through my dads computer while he is watching the news. Hence why I have these beliefs 👏❤️
that cringey voice----YUK
Does he not usually watch democracy now?
@@JacobSteinberg75 Yeah but Amy still the best - he doesn´t even need to mention her family name.
so for 75 years we're just going in circles. please stop
We have little "Gazas" all over this country. Try to remember what the White man did to Native Americans who now live isolated on Reservations. Gee! Maybe they could call those places, "Club Rez"?
when are you surrendering your house to native americans? You go first.
We are ALL aware of what was done to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas-genocide- we MUST not allow anything like this to occur in present. We MUST learn from our errors of the past. Human beings are human beings no matter where they are on Earth. Palestine deserves real justice. It is time.
Yeah .. and are we ALL aware of the dilemma that BOTH factions in this conflict are rightly indigenous?
@@bluoinkpig9 now NOT so simple unfortunately
I don't know much about Israel or Palestine , but seeing ten of thousands of Palestinian women and children killed in the bombing by Israel , I started to hate Jewish . Would that considered antisemitism? if it is, then there are million of people would feel the same way like myself .
You are being propogandaized by Hamas , that's what happens when you don't understand the full context.
Hating the invention and use of a racist genocidal system called zionism is justified
fake numbers
not only occupation, BELLIERANT OCCUPATION!
If it hasn't changed in 70 years despite constant protests and constant condemnation from the International Community then what can we do?
It has not changed since 1948 because most people were not as aware of the crimes by Israel against the Palestinians. Main stream media has always been biased toward Israel. Now social media has made it easier for people all over the world to find alternative media that is more honest in how they cover issues like this. Social media also makes it easier to organize a protest and feed the images to an audience much faster. That is why the protests are growing all over the world.
It hasn't changed because palestinians have never wanted to accept a real peace.
Hospital is under siege. Snipers shooting at them and not allowing anyone to leave. They’re not even allowed to move within the hospital and communicate with other sections. This has been going on for days.
Thank you May Father God bless you both. 🙏
May Father God bless the Palestinian people and grant justice, freedom and peace.
May the bloodshed and cries of the Palestinian people rise to God and may he listen and fight for them. 🙏 🤲 ❤
God is a Boy Scout. A myth. Something people use to justify stealing land and murdering the indigenous inhabitants thereof.
Meloní is outstanding. Very direct, very clear, very precise.
Thank you for sharing the truth 👍👍
I normally have watched this conflict fairly passively over the decades, but this time it is absolutely horrendous. I am extremely disappointed in the USA and the UK politicians, as they have demonstrated a total lack of humanity. I think we are actually seeing, what has been in plain sight for many years, and this is the totally uncaring nature of western politicians, which makes Putin look like an angel!
This wester reaction is something I will never forget, and I actually think we need to find a different way, a more representative way to elect politicians.
Glad you mentioned putin. It has now been proven that it was putin, not Iran, who ordered this 10/7 attack. And no, putin remains terrorist #1 in the world, Hamas being a distant second.
Agreed
Break this circle of impunity that has been going on for too long
Double standard of humanty
uss liberty never forget. american pride
In my 48 years, I've never seen anything like this it really needs to end .no one should be above any laws of any kind .but seem nothing can touch them or get all this to stop terrible
you are too young , boy
@georgka74 who do you think your speaking to dog
Also your teacher wants her pencil back
@@RonnieWalters-jd9nm nice pencil ✏️ 👌
@@georgka74 ok boy
I will keep praying for justice for the Palestinian people and for all those who are doing their best to help Palestinians. I fear if this is allowed carries on or enjoys immunity the world is on a slippery slope
"There's a limit to a tyrant's power." -William Tell
U r infact serving the world with giving true information and knowledge.
My heart is in pain!! The children are our legacy in this world!! The intent of Israel and the United States against the Palestinian people is clear to the world.
These discussions and clarifications on international law are important to listen to and understand how to hold these governments accountable for their crimes against humanity.
lol you are funnnnnyyyyy
@@LOSTONITALL Bullying is not an option✌🏽❤️
are you a clown by profession?
Do you care about Sudanese children! Yemeni children? Syrian children? I didn't hear you screaming about their horrible fates
@@BernsteinMark-jr2nu Good try!!
Francesca Albanese UN rapporteur stated Israel could’ve saved all the lives if they had reported to the UN they wanted Hamas soldiers to become delegitimized.. No one would’ve had to die Israel was negligent.
Free Palestine! The UN needs to create one secular state with equal rights for all inhabitants, regardless of religious background. Palestinian refugees and their descendants have the right of return. There will never be peace without justice!
Isrealis: International law for thee but not for me.
The Al Qasam Brigades which have a military style of fighting attacked on 9/7 with small arms in the first place military bases in Israel and killed a lot of soldiers. In addition, they took hastages to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Many of civilians killed were victims of Israeli helicopters due to the turmoil of the situation and the difficulty to distinguish. The completely burned victims, for example, that were shown by Israel could not be the result of Al Qusam's light weapons.
Had I been alive during WW2, I would have gone to fight the Nazis to stop the genocide of Jewish people with no complaints. I say that to say, we should fight injustice no matter where it is, and what has happened to Palestinians is wrong, and it is nothing personal against jewish people. You’ve more than defended yourselves.
Israel has not enjoyed decades of legal impunity, Israel has enjoyed decades of impunity fears againts the world.
What we are witnessing right in front of our eyes is crime against humanity. That cannot be denied so the question is how long shall these Palestinian people suffer and die for someone to hold Israel accountable for crimes?
This what news used to be , real experts, discussing the real issues of a situation. News coverage doesn't get better than this.
The amount of time ALSO taken away from all the people just trying to get relief and justice concerning heartless dictators is horrible and so wrong!
😢😢😢let’s hope that Palestinian people will finally get justice and liberty. Just unbelievable that in 2023 the United Nations is so weak that the criminal state just brush the UN body decisions away.
The accomplices are Europe and USA. It is time they look at themselves in the mirror.
Israel has effectively put an end to a two state solution with the expansion of settlements - in fact, I would suggest Israel has never intended for there to be two states.
Now the choice is between one state with all citizens being equal or an apartheid police state.
I am so tired of people of all religion nationality all around the world, saying Israel is committing war crimes and no one has the audacity to hold Israel accountable. It just seems like everyone wants to talk about it . isn’t what we are witnessing enough proof. What else do these Palestinian people need to endurebefore someone steps up
Unfortunately they are immune to the war crimes
In contrast, many of the roughly two million people in Gaza, about half of whom are children, live in abject poverty. But leaders Ismail Haniyeh, Moussa Abu Marzuk and Khaled Mashal who operate this illegal enterprise with their sons live in mansions and hotels in Quatar! why dont you tell the whole story!
Yes, Hamas is immune to war crimes, such as kidnapping, civilians, raping, and murdering
@@NewYorker8312yes IDF Isreal built a nation on nakba ( rape, murder genocide) and are immune to it since 1948.
@@flyguy4ever01 you are so misinformed. Do you remember the Oslo accords? Do you remember Israel returning the whole Sinai peninsula to Egypt in exchange for peace.? Do you remember the camp David accords? Can you give any concrete examples of what you’re talking about rape and murder? Can you please explain how they are committing genocide on the Palestinians if the Palestinian population has gotten five times bigger in 50 years? It’s the only genocide in the world where the population is growing. Amazing!
For 75 years they have work to cover all bases to get away with almost anything. Their abusses go long and wide. In most time bully whoever challenge them.
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🤲🤲🤲❤️❤️❤️, thanks for the candid analysis of Gaza's pathetic situation!
WHERE is the so-called “gifted” international human rights attorney, Lebanese-born wife of George Clooney, AMAL CLOONEY???
She should already be a prominent voice for Gaza/Palestinians in this conversation! Her absence and silence is shameful.
Retired
Congratulations on your impartial reporting on such a thorny issue.
Reed’s outright criticism that use of Hamas attack on 7/10 as an excuse for the brutal Israel war against Gaza isn’t justified war by international law. He is for justice and it is heartening when Jews whose families experienced the holocaust don’t use it to justify Israel crimes, and are against Israel brutal occupation, inhumane treatment of Palestinians.
Thanks For Your voice Pales... People & Children Losing There Life, Land & Existence📣😢
Not really impunity. The Israeli government is fed and nourished by the ruling class in the United States and Europe.
Thanks a lot Amy for the greatest job.
You are the best amongst all other peaceful men and women around the world, Thanks to all wonderful Journalists ❤️ who are working hard to give us the correct true news.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
WE ALL STAND FOR PALESTINE 🇵🇸 ❤
ONE SIDED! Haniyeh, 61, is worth more than $4 billion and has been seen with two of his adult sons in luxury hotels in both Qatar and Turkey. Meanwhile, the Israeli government estimates that Abu Marzuk, 72, is worth some $3 billion while Mashal, 67, is worth more than $4 billion. THEY RUN HAMAS AND IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY CARE ANYTHING ABOUT PALESTINIANS OR HUMANITY. TELL BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY!
talk for yourself , coward
Thanks for shedding light on this. the mainstream media has fed people lies and now we are all waking up.
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X
....The old saying, “Tell a lie long enough and people will begin to believe it.“ Israelis live by that, as you see in the above shown clips of Israel representatives speaking.
It's about time the present Israeli govt is called to seriously answer to their heinous crimes against an unarmed, helpless population -the Palestinian people in the Gaza strip where babies, children including young adults are prevented from reaching adulthood. I find it incredible that such cruelty such as the ones the world now sees happening in the Gaza strip exists.
Who really, after all, deserve the label "human animals"?
And Hamas?
Any word?
No, they would rather act like Hamas , never did anything wrong.. as if history started on October 8 and nothing happened on October 7
ONLY PALESTINIANS, HAVE THE RIGHTS TO CLAIM SEL DEFENSE. PALESTINE WILL BE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT BY FORCE. LOVE TO PALESTINIANS FROM SENEGAL 🇸🇳❤ 🌍🙏
I did not know what is going on in Palestine at all until October 7. Never saw or heard anything on the main news. Maybe once in a while there was a brief reference in the Western, national news but it did not wake me up. Now I used the time since October 7 to study and research why this massacre and all that followed happened and I can see the causes go way back. October 7 is rather a consequence of necessity. How else do you escape occupation, harassment, apartheid, random killings, land grab and so on. Maybe all the countless revolts, uprisings and revolutions since humankind began share moments like this where some people take matters into their hands and go up the barricades. Nat Turner did, too, fighting violently for the abolition of slavery and all for the better in the end. Those who rise up, will they be judged heroes or fanatics? I think Palestine will now re-awaken and Israel will lose. I hope it will work out this way. Palestinians deserve a state and nationhood. They will continue to fight for it. Israel must be punished. And so many so-called leaders in the US, EU and UK need to be put to shame and voted out.
I was Listening to The Statement from these two legal experts. Reed Brody was Based. He gave many statements about the conduct of the IDF, He spoke about proportionality . However it did not say one positive Statement If the IDF was criminal. On the other hand ,When he started talking about Hamas, He gave a verdict, That Hamas committed war crimes. How could he do that? He should not be allowed to be a judge, He already surrendered and opinion. His neutrality is jeopardised
Please cover what happens with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prison.
No one or no nation should be above the law