US President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza.
Genocide applies to more than literally the Holocaust, but that doesn’t mean it applies to every brutal war.
The ICC is responsible for prosecuting genocide. They charged the leader of Sudan with genocide, but not the leader of Israel. This suggests that what happened in the Holocaust and Sudan is not the same as what is happening in Gaza.
The ICC has three general categories of charges. The most serious is Article 6, “Genocide”. This is how the leader of Sudan was charged.
The leaders of Israel and Hamas were all charged only under Articles 7 and 8, which are less serious. Article 7 is “Crimes against humanity”. Article 8 is “War crimes”.
Genocide applies to more than literally the Holocaust, but that doesn’t mean it applies to every brutal war.
The ICC is responsible for prosecuting genocide. They charged the leader of Sudan with genocide, but not the leader of Israel. This suggests that what happened in the Holocaust and Sudan is not the same as what is happening in Gaza.
Alright, I must be missing something here.
Didn’t they just charge Bibi? Is he not the leader of Israel?
The ICC has three general categories of charges. The most serious is Article 6, “Genocide”. This is how the leader of Sudan was charged.
The leaders of Israel and Hamas were all charged only under Articles 7 and 8, which are less serious. Article 7 is “Crimes against humanity”. Article 8 is “War crimes”.