"unprecedented war of destruction against the entire Palestinian people"

[TomDaisy]

Senator Bernie Sanders' statement on ICC arrest warrants

Link to tweet

NEWS: Sanders Statement on ICC
Seeking Arrest Warrants for Israeli
and Hamas Leaders

"The ICC prosecutor is right," said Sanders.

WASHINGTON, May 20 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (1-Vt.) today released the following
statement on the decision of the International Criminal Court (IC) prosecutor to
seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders relating to the Israel-Gaza
conflict:

In the last several years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest
warrants for political leaders who violate international law and engage in war
crimes and crimes against humanity. That includes Russian President Vladimir
Putin, whose illegal invasion of Ukraine initiated the most destructive war in
Europe since World War I; Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who started the
horrific war in Gaza by launching a terrorist attack against Israel, which killed
1,200 innocent men, women, and children; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, who, in response, has waged an unprecedented war of destruction
against the entire Palestinian people, which has killed or injured over 5 percent of
the population.

The ICC prosecutor is right to take these actions. These arrest warrants may or may
not be carried out, but it is imperative that the global community uphold
international law. Without these standards of decency and morality, this planet may
rapidly descend into anarchy, never-ending wars, and barbarism.

[David__77]

1. I appreciate his statement

[Think. Again.]

2. Thank you Senator Sanders.

[sarisataka]

3. Is there a reason this is being ignored?

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who started the
horrific war in Gaza by launching a terrorist attack against Israel, which killed
1,200 innocent men, women, and children

Very few mention him or that Palestine is a signatory to the ICC.

[TomDaisy]

5. I choose not to ignore genocide.

[yagotme]

6. I'm glad.

I agree the attempted genocide by Hamas shouldn't be ignored, and Hamas should be punished.

[TomDaisy]

7. I'll be sure to keep you updated on the arrest of Netanyahu.

[yagotme]

8. So, the warrants have been issued?

I'm confused. The previous poster was referring to the Hamas attack, and it being ignored, and you stated you don't ignore genocide. So, you weren't agreeing about Hamas' genocide attempts? Strange...

[BannonsLiver]

10. Bahahaha

I hope you’re not holding your breath. Will be a long wait.

[malaise]

12. So not funny

That is all

[BannonsLiver]

13. But so true!

That is all. 😉

[sarisataka]

9. I make the same choice

yet I also have the capability to choose not to ignore mass rape, torture, murder etc.

[tritsofme]

4. President Biden is right about this nonsense, as usual.

[malaise]

11. Duh

We’ve been posting this from day one but others deny the facts

[PufPuf23]

14. Every day in Gaza looks more like a smash and grab with the

assumptions Palestinians will be gone and money will change hands.

Lots of projection.

The right wing in Israel prefers that Trump win the next POTUS election.

Israel is responsible for its leaders and the agency of IDF.

Too many want war. Violence is stupid and wasteful for a majority of common humanity.

It is a joke to have national policy that is allegedly pro-environment that spends so much on military and arms distribution and sale. My ideas on the topic of war have existed for over 50 years. War is about failure, greed, inflated egos and waste.

October 7 is evil. The response to October 7 is evil and opportunistic. There is more than one flavor of Zionism.

Too much hate and bigotry and ill intentions.

[malaise]

15. THIS

Rec

[TomDaisy]

16. THIS