Canary Ed Sykes
On 21 November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) finally issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel‘s former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Now, their accomplices in the West must also face justice for supporting and participating in the genocide in Gaza for over a year. In particular, let’s remember UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s role.
ICC: Netanyahu a (potential) war criminal – so, what about Starmer?
The ICC found:
reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population… [and] that both individuals intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine and medical supplies, as well as fuel and electricity, from at least 8 October 2023 to 20 May 2024.
The court considers them “co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts”.
As Israeli occupation forces committed these crimes in Gaza, Labour leader Keir Starmer seemed to agree in an interview that cutting off water and power to people in Gaza was “appropriate”. He responded that “Israel does have that right”. He also added that “everything should be done within international law”. The ICC now clearly believes that did not happen…
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