Israel Urges Canada to Ignore ICC, Embrace 'Democratic' Leader
The Israeli government is urging Canadian PM Mark Carney to abandon his commitment to honor the ICC's potential arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, if he visits Canada. An Israeli government spokesperson, Shosh Bedrosian, declared Canada should instead 'welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu, the leader of the only Jewish state and democratic country in the Middle East.' (One might wonder if
'democratic' now means 'exempt from international law.'). This isn't just about Netanyahu; it's about setting a precedent. The US has similarly sanctioned ICC officials for investigating Israeli actions. The message is clear: international legal bodies apply to everyone else, but not to 'allies' when it's inconvenient. How many 'democratic' leaders face war crimes charges while being hailed as
paragons of freedom? The audacity is merely a feature, not a bug, of a system designed to protect impunity.