War Crimes Trials for Israelis for Gaza? Almost impossible

Israel disrespects international law and perhaps fears it due to its post-1967 actions against human rights and possible war crime, by not recognizing the International Criminal Court.

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Division officially denies the legality and  jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court set up to prosecute war crimes, when Israel states as its excuse for not signing on to the treaty: "...along with many other states which have not ratified the treaty, Israel is closely following the development of the court to see whether indeed it will genuinely prove to be impartial and effective, and whether, in light of this, it can ratify at a later stage."

The International Criminal Court states its purpose, ratified by the majority of nations, including Germany, France, Finland, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, UK, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Columbia, Argentina, Mexico, Uganda, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Australia as:

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.  The ICC is based on a treaty, joined by 108 countries.

For what reason does Israel not accept and sign the treaty recognizing the International Criminal Court?  The Israeli website only mention speculation and prejudgement concerning the legal ethics of the nations involved, and thereby Israel slanders countries listed above?

For what reason does Israel not recognize the International Criminal Court? What could they be denying, concealing, avoiding, if not Israel's disrespect and disregard for human rights and escape for nations that harbor and commit war crime? Israel's protection of its war criminals from international prosecution, is certainly the most obvious reason to not sign the treaty, using as an excuse, the Israeli statement on their website that simply accuses countries like Canada and Switzerland and South Korea, South Africa, Australia, and many others of not being capable of serving international justice?

The war crimes Israel commits in Gaza and their numerous past war crimes in Lebanon and Palestine are the most likely reason Israel avoids this balanced and accepted international court, and therefore, Israel not speaking up against the current war crimes that the court is prosecuting under the leadership of the current International Criminal Court President, the Canadian Judge Philippe Kirsch.

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your agrument that being Jewish is equivalent to being a war criminal in the eyes of the world court is total disrespect for the Holocaust. You exploit the great and grave suffering of milions of wonderful people who just happened to be Jewish, by using their torture and extermination and massacre as a way to further the massacres and war crimes today in Gaza, against Gazans and Palestinians by Israel. There is no such thing as a Jewish or a German or an Arab war crime. There are war criminals and that does not mean every one of a particular nationality or faith is complicite.

Thanks for this, Roy C.

You have put perspective on this and on Con 10t's comments..

This court is not balanced or fair and has never been.  If I was a national leader I would not accept its jurisdiction.

158,

regarding your replies above.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Revenge is not justice. When the Hutu's commit genocide against the Tutsis, the Tutsi's are not given license to commit war crime. One Holocaust does not justify a retribution Holocaust. Your suggestion is simply cruel and barbaric and denies any possibility for a civil society.

Isreal does not recognize the world's court that is mandated to protect all peoples from war crime. Why? The official Israel Foreign Ministry wepage slanders and castigates the judges of the court, and refuses to sign since they claim these judges are incapable of serving justice. Take a look at the list of justices of the only world court that protects us from war crime nations, and ask yourself why Israel could possible not sign? Obviously they do not want it investigating their own possible war crimes. There can be no other logical reason if you review the list of judges at the International Criminal Court.

www (dot) icc-cpi (dot) int (slash) chambers (slash) judges (dot) html

NOTE: Sorry for the URL above. But one cannot add any links to a 158 post reply. wonder what the glitch is? Please investigate NowPublic system guru, thanks.

Your statement above, 158: "This court is not balanced or fair and has never been.  If I was a national leader I would not accept its jurisdiction." is arrogant and slanderous of the balance the ICC was very concerned to achieve. They know very well that any imbalance would not allow them to achieve their mandate of protecting us all from war criminals worldwide from any country who respects human rights and civil social ethics. Why do you not? Please backup your statement I quote with fact and evidence, or take it back. Not to do either makes you a slanderer, and what worse than to slander those who protect us from war crime anywhere in the world?

It is your dictate, not even a judgment of my character - How do you know that I am not Jewish myself? - to slander me as 'condemning Jews as a whole'. Your blank and false accusation also disrespects all decent people of all faiths and walks of life.

Israel in fact elected Hamas. Even the Wall Street Journal reports that Israel helped spawn Hamas:

online (dot) wsj (dot) com (slash) article (slash) SB123275572295011847 (dot) html.

I will be actively reporting any child murder by Hamas once the Israel blockade is lifted and the Palestinians incarcerated, controlled, immobilized and under-fed, under-educated, under-treated medically is lifted.

To incarcerate, siege and blockade a democratic people is to wreak havoc on that democracy. Israel does this and has done this willingly for decades. If you were locked in a room and your liberty, life and prosperity cruelly curtailed, when you then bang on the door or cry for help with homemade freedom-fighting weapons, how can anyone then attribute your character as anything other than demonstrating human nature under the duress of the abuse of an illegal prison. That said, best is you fight for the freedom of Palestine and then wait and see.

The numbers of Palestinian children massacred and maimed by Israel, how can this be so quickly brushed aside. A war crime is not a murder, it is a mass murder, a massacre, or worse. Israel has clearly shown it is subject to prosecution for war crimes. Let the international court decide. Again, check the list of judges. 

Watch a video of the ICC Chief Justice, the Canadian Judge Philippe Kirsch here

usaforicc (dot) org (slash) Media (slash) Video/Kirsch1-H.264 (dot) mov
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Con 10t

As I said above, cut the talking points and state specifically that Hamas murdering Jewish children is a war crime and I will respond to this.

Good post 158

If you're looking for a serious discussion of the whole issue of universal jurisdiction concerning prosecuting "war criminals," go to http://www.globallawforum.org/ViewBlog.aspx?ArticleId=31

What children has Hamas killed? NONE

Israel could always get away with their atrocities by pointing a finger at Hamas. However, it has become pitiful.  How many children has Hamas killed? None. How many people have Hamas killed? a handful, maybe! How many Palestinians has Israel killed since 1948? millions?

Ariel Sharon's statement in 1956

"With one hit I've killed 750 Palestinians (in Rafah in 1956). I wanted to encourage my soldiers by raping Arabic girls as the Palestinian woman is a slave for Jews, and we do whatever we want to her and nobody tells us what we shall do but we tell others what they shall do,"   It's high time Israel was trialled for it's atrocities. 

Hamas has killed over 100 Israeli children.

Hamas 2009...We will kill Jewish children worldwide,  Jewish children are a legitimate target.

Are only Jews held accountable for killing?

I have never heard of a Jewish Suicide Bomber either!