U.S. Hypocrisy Laid Bare as Biden Admin Claims ICC Can’t Prosecute Israel for War Crimes
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The Biden administration is claiming the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to charge Israeli officials for war crimes. This comes after rumors that the ICC may be close to issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials over possible crimes in Gaza. The International Court of Justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt exporting arms to Israel, but the court declined to throw out the case. For more, we speak with human rights attorney and war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody, who says ICC charges would be a “huge” development. “Since Nuremberg, no international tribunal has issued an arrest warrant for a Western official. For decades, we’ve had this double standard where international justice has only been effective for crimes committed by leaders of developing countries or by enemies of the U.S. like Vladimir Putin,” says Brody.
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Untouchable like war criminal Bush and Blair.
Yep.
Weird you didn’t mention Obama
Definitely
See you left out Clinton Obama and biden
Vince Bugliosi would have jailed their asses.
Go ICC GO, DON'T BE INTIMIDATED BY ANYONE.
Yes go away before israel has to defend themselves against them
International rules based order does not apply to America, UK, and Israel. Hypocrisy at its best.
International law vs International rules based order are two different things. One is the law as agreed by all 196 UN member (and 2 observer) states, while rules based order is whatever theUS and itsCronies wants or says.
The Greek Oligarchy Empire aka "the West" never played by the rules it wrote.
These people sit around the dinning table and shout that they have the constitution, no international treaties are laws to them.
The US has just shown us what cowards they really are, when called to account they refuse and resort to threats. These are not men, these are mice.
The UK still thinks it owns the world
Issue the arrest warrants! They are not above the law!
Yes, they are and they will get away with their war crimes as they have for years.
send the team you sent to Haiti
They are not above the law
They are the law
America's hypocrisy is disgusting!
Biden started the war maybe he feels guilty
Biden you leading the traitor cult have given the world the impression that you represent America. AWAKEN from your slumber and our nightmare. Ceasefire Now is what America says !
@@anilshah7834what of the terrorism carried out by Israel on Palestinians in the West Bank? Israel has been arming settlers, and encouraging them to harass and remove Palestinians from the land. This was happening before Oct. 7.
@@albback8176 fr, this was happening for a long time but people just suddenly know everything after 7 oct only? hmm
@@anilshah7834nahh. ICC won't attend to your ignorant comment.
It would be an outrage of epic proportions if they did not issue an arrest warrant.
😂😂😂😂😂
Well said, they should issue
Well Said 😂😂
It's outside their jurisdiction geez
They will not, and that will be the end of icc. Which, honestly, is way overdue anyway....
Licence to.kill no criminal charges,what the Hell going on? ICC must act
Quick them out of power they not representing the true American
How about the us war crimes ??
Evil recognizes another Evil
Shameful claim by the US
Friendly old Brit: They have tinkered with that part of the world since WW2. Research a book called "The Brothers".
Hello, my dear friend, how are you?
The u.s. breeds hypocrisy
And death and destruction and ignorance.
Allong with all us allies.
All about $$$$
So does religion and yet no one talks about that. Coincidence?
@@LuLYouMad01 So many fake/negative/twisted mess stems from "christianity". Yet. When certain, atheist/non political, adults (myself included) copy/paste/state facts, we get wilfully ignored aka disrespected by "christian/political adults".
Not ok for Netanyahu but ok for Putin? What a miserable American double standard.
What genocide has Putin done
Putin kills soldiers. Netan kills civilians. There are plenty of vids. Are you dumb or really dumb? 😂
their linguistic, racial, ethnic 'tribalists'. in some tribes, tribal law rules, unless forced otherwise, such as by governmental, or equivalent, or national law..
Also check what exactly they accused Putin of (moving away children from a war zone). Makes it even more... amusing.
@@desarc6855 While operation babylift is in common history
Why aren’t Blinken and Biden being held accountable by ICC
Any human rights violation should follow the international Law.
or, couldn't u say, if international law doesn't matter, then why does domestic, law matter, especially where the two coincide on criminal law, and mainly the scope of each differs..
Arrest Biden too
Yep. Let's add Trump, Obama, Hilary, Bush and Cheney while we are at it. War criminals and ghouls, the lot of them
And his English equivalent
No need issue the warrant and he is tainted and cannot travel around the world and in the US his legacy is the only president to be issued an arrest warrant for war crimes.
@@alicejyi4705 And German.
"This presentation *focuses on* the *myriad ways* in which the *powers-that-be* in the *United States have been systematically dumbing down Americans* as a society *for a very long time - all by meticulously calculated design."* - *ARTICLE* - *"The Dumbing Down of America - By Design".*
They can’t prosecute Israel but they can prosecute Russia, something is not right here. The double standards are amazing.
I thought everyone knew that it is never genocide, apartheid or a war crime if the perpetrator is the US or Israel. International law and order is there for everyone else.
They should send one for Biden, too.
Hello, my dear friend, how are you?
@@scout7060 every administration.
.... trump too he wants to play Zionist....
The ICC has stated that biden and the usa is complicit.
Yes bush, Clinton Reagan Johnson, ford, Obama, trump and Biden
A constant reminder that we are absolutely not the good guys.
Good guys don't fund genocide
Hello, my dear , how are you?
No debate at this point.
The US has messed up countries N killed thousands of people but R untouchable
I'm not American. But, from the videos of protesting students across USA, I have to disagree with you. There are still many of the good guys in USA, but for decades all the information they got is rather one-sided. Many seems only recently hear the term "Nakba", or see clearly what Israel is all about, I recommend the movie "Israelism".
Please ICC DO IT!! Make history and give humanity hope in justice and equality, save thousands and thousands of innocents, mostly children 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Icc should not fail the world by compromising these huge crimes
it should not the west is trying to prevent that not to mention this is the first time a western politicians could fast the ICC which is great!
Im American and I call horse shit. Silence is complicity,not patriotism💯
Txbulldog. Complicity is right. the government sending Billions and Billions of our hard earned taxes to a Genocidal maniac.
It's not just our president it's congress tooo
Add the universities and the media. The United States of Israël
It's ALL about money kiddies. Who has it and who wants it, sad. Killing children for shareholders!
Most church leaders also support Israel 🇮🇱
@@haydar378 True. I was wondering why Joel Osteen was involved in this. But the shooting happening at his church by a black woman carrying a gun written Palestine on it: That was a lie 🤗
zionists
It is time most countries wake up and see US for the hypocrisy, complicity and double standards shown the the Europeans and the Americans.
Your time will come soon enough Mr crime minster.
This has to be the most disgraceful statement of the whole war.
I disagree ; I'm sure there are worse. This is probably in the top 10.
Mind Begs the Question: - If USA/West Leadership refuse to recognize - Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Amount to Holocaust - Condemn Holocaust or Deny Holocaust?
@@avibhagan Doesn't change the fact it was cringe worthy
@@avibhagan Yes, they've said much worse about their genocidal intent, and right out in the open.
Hello, my dear friend, how are you?
“ those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves “ Abraham Lincoln
100% correct
Arrest this Criminal.
An outrage if Benjamin is not prosecuted for war crimes,fool!
And this is why you are losing, Biden. I’m disgusted by you. I regret voting for you in 2020.
Tbf, he's no different than any other US president the last 60, 70 years.
Voted trump in 2020 was planning on voting for Biden this year but he reminded me why I didn't vote for him then hypocrisy and a baby killing for over 40 years at least trump is like ya im a crazy populist but I do think he wouldn't kill thousands of children based on the precedent of us isreali alliance he would get rid of Netanyahu once he took a slite dip in approval back home but we'll never know for sure just conjecture
Damn my comment got deleted forgot you can't call the sleepy man a infant unaliver without instant deletion of comment
@@johnspain Consider yourself in GOOD company :)
HAMAS WAR CRIMES??????????? BABY KILLERS??????????????????
Then ICC also should look at USA
Yes, they should start with Dick Cheney.
It's OK everyone! CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, JOE BIDEN, AND DONALD TRUMP all stand for the RIGHT of Israel to protest Free Speech in AMERICA!
Yes and I can make threats against you
active. That is because all those TV, Channels, the whole Media and the Government are controlled by the Zionists.
Is this a joke or are you really a fascist
Your wrong this court should arrest Hamas for war crimes
@@JamesAtkinson-oh4cg "You're"*, not "your". It is very important to use proper language while gen0cide is going on
Get his jail cell ready
If ICC does not indict Netanyahu then close the hypocrisy court and make it pay for African arrests made. Useless body.
U just spoke my mind, all members should withdraw from the USA control Court
Well said. I don't even understand why announce the warrant. Arrest the criminal already else as said, close the hypocritical so called court. Infact all the stupid Africans must cancel their subscription to USA Criminal Court.
The Greek Oligarchy Empire aka "the West" never played by the rules it wrote.
cela serait se tirer une balle dans la tête
This is for other Nations. Whites are right. Do as they say not what they do.
Netanhyau tells Biden what to do
Biden is a blubbering fool Netanyahu probably just bullies and teases him in front of his face lol
A lot of people do
Biden is Israel's puppet.
Oh look, Biden being further complicit
"This would be an outrage of historic proportions?"... What's an outrage of historic proportions is how many tens of thousands of women/children have lost their lives to find some men in "tunnels".
Watched a video of a guy interviewing an Israel authority. The Israel authority stated that he didn't like the questions being asked. He was asked why there was no evidence to back up the claim that there was a hamas headquarters under a hospital that was blown up.
@@ghanna7787 It's always been lies. Look up the Letters of Rachel Corrie. They are letters describing the cruelty even back in 2003 before she was deliberately ran over by a tractor. Also, almost all of the hospitals have been targeted.
2:40 Wait a minute the US is not a member of the ICC, but yet recommends justices to sit on the ICC court? TWILIGHT ZONE!!!
They say they're not subject to such courts because of they're own US Constitution. They're not rational, but they're dangerous. They punch.
And commands the right to appoint a judge!
Well, this silly season politics!🤕🤕😱😱😲😵💫😵💫😵💫!
The ICC is under the pentagon that's why...
We want accountability
United States of hipocracy!
learn to spell please
the united snakes of amérikkka
This happens under a Democratic government, imagine what would happen under a Republican government, and imagine what this says about the US.
If warmongering President Biden is reelected with all certainty there will be nuclear war. He has crossed every red line he set for himself. Think of Trump as the lesser evil if you may.
The US hypocrisy laid bare
Not such a suprise position from the US. Just disgraceful
Mind Begs the Question: - Satan said Devils/Jinns are Superior Race - Hitler said Ariens are Superior Race - Those who hold Superior Race,Exceptionalism complex - Following God or Satan?
As Netanyahu says, The US is owned by Israel.
The US has a rich history of hypocrisy. I love my country, but the government is less than pleasant.
@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings satan never said anything. seek help.
THEY are JUST AS GUILTY(Barry Obama, lilbush, killary klintin). Hello, Pot; Meet Kettle..........
Can you imagine how the US would react if it was China murdering Palestinians in Gaza? They would react the way they SHOULD be reacting right now but are not given that their Mini-Me (Israel) is the culprit.
The problem with your hypothesis is this war with Israel was preplanned 14 years ago to happen after they release a virus on China. It was going to be either China attacking Israel or Iran but ultimately it doesn't matter so long as war occurs with Israel. The goal is a nuclear exchange between the 2 countries followed by a ceasefire. Sometime after that full on nuclear war will occur. Globally. Anglo Saxon Mission Bill Ryan. Look it up.
ONLY becuz u.s. would want oil for self! w/israel im sure deal is to s*are
I would applaud china.
Excellent. Very well said indeed. And unfortunately,very true.
@@davidradovsky7405 Would you applaud them if they had murdered j3w$ in Poland too?
Why is U.S saying that the I.C.C can’t prosecute Netenyahu ? Netenyahu is not the prime minister of USA. Shouldn’t it be the Israeli government making that statement ? It doesn’t make any sense.
Stop double standard now or else ICC will lose credibility
So, you can stop the International Court of justice if you are a super powerful. What a double standard.
Some crappy court does not have any authority to back up is threats.
Is not double standard: US decides as she wishes …. No moral, no regrets , no shame
@@davidradovsky7405 "Some crappy court does not have any authority to back up is threats." Well, maybe it would have authority if the US was backing it. The Us actually is only an "observer" (and only since Obama) , and not a member of the ICC. You might want to know why that is so.....
@@giovannilee2602 "Is not double standard: US decides as she wishes …. No moral, no regrets , no shame" That may be acceptable in a nOld West frontier town, if Americans believe it's a good thing, but the world, believe it or not, is not an American property. So no, the US cannot decide "as she wishes". Definitely not. Or else, you must admit Poutine is right over Ukraine....
@@davidradovsky7405 The ICC has authority over all nations. They were created because of Nazi Germany. Biden is playing politics. He has no legal authority over them. He can make things difficult but they are not bound by U.S. laws.
Joe's got to go!
only problem is -> Trump would be even worse - No real choice unless majority rally behind a third candidatet - but, unfortunately, currently no organization to do that. I'm sure DNC & Biden are banking on that - may be foolhardy - may cause a dreaded 2nd Trump term.
ICC need not recognise non-members opinions.
There's always going to be a double standard for the elite.
Took them long enough? They should charge US and UK politicians and bureaucrats for complicity.
USUK & The Germz, co-complicitors, yes.
Every Complicit Country, should be held accountable.
USA will tell you to shove it. It’s illegal for us to not liberate Americans from The Hague. We do not recognize the icc. Suck it.
The Xy.0.Nats.xi vampire has no life of its own except that of its masters in Washington and London. Its head is in London and its belly is in Washington. Only its genocidal claws are in Palestine.
and aiding and abetting war crimes.
Biden for the Hague 2024!
So this is part of the problem with having such an old president, he could die any minute and get away Scott free! I think there should be a maximum age of 60 to be a leader of a country to allow a decent amount of prison punishment if you muck it up.
TRUTH
You recon he’ll live long enough to be held accountable?
@@OhDearOhDear69 When he meets his maker, he will be held accountable.
Ever hear about the Hague Invasion Act??
If they dont put out an arrest warrant then there is no point in the ICC to excited Justice for Palestine 🇵🇸
Arrest that wicked bastard.. he has no heart.
As a US resident… we fucking suck
No one should be above the law
Except Iran, Humus and Hezballah.
@@semsemeini7905 I like Hummus with pita bread 😋
If they are guilty of genocide then they can be charged! And the US should be charged too!
You are right on target on this one. Thank you for voicing the obvious!
Can someone explain to me how the ICC court has jurisdiction over Russia and Serbia but not over Israel? That doesn’t make any sense to me.
There is nothing to understand anymore, it's the new world order - think it's not for humans 😢
No need to make sense : the Rule is US decides whatever she wishes … regardless to whatever rule , low , convention , agreement …. U name it ….
should charge biden blinken austin war crime as well
Israel is a member state of ICJ but not the ICC. Neither Russia nor USA are member states of ICC.
@@seedsowlife- since they arent members, they should not have anything to say about its investigations and decisions; stop trying to threaten and harass the prosecutor and staff
Well when the ICC comes for Biden I'm going to step aside and let justice be served.
Me too. I liked him on domestic issues but this is a bridge too far. Criminal.🇺🇸🍉
Never gonna happen
He does not have enough time for ICC . He will meet his maker before this worldly justice.
@@nurulamalhishamudin811 well if he meets his maker, according to Catholicism, he will have a mortal sin on his soul. Genocide support is a mortal sin.
Well they probably won't come for him, because if and when such an investigation reach that point... not even all of the conspiracy-immortality-drugs in the world would let him see the sunrise of such a day and if it by some miracle would come to pass, he would most likely be judged as being too far gone to stand on trial. Pretty much; No organization will WASTE time, money and energy on such an attempt even if justified. It would be more likely that other younger members of his administration would be subject to such an investigation process.
They arrest protesters and students..but not the officials who are responsible for these crimes !!
BRICS+ will back ICC & ICJ too.
He is a criminal and needs to be charged with war crimes.. and go to prison.. United state government are a bunch of hypocrites.
Who are you? One of disgusting people that participated in murder and mayhem with Hamas?!
LORD HAVE MERCY HOW MANY MORE IMAGES OF DYING STARVING KIDS. This is self defence????? Absolute cowards
By International Laws, they don't even have the privilege to call it "self defence". But thanks to the sinister voices of politicians and MSM, we're forced to hear this baseless phrase repeated like a broken CD!
I donot know how U.S. citizen remain silence on their government's complicity in the Gazan genocide!
I am ashamed to be 1/4 jew. Every single Israeli must be brought to justice for what has been done in the past 70 years.
Arrest the maniac!
Who? Khomeini?
The ICC IS CORRECT Thank you 🌹 VOTE your VOICE JUSTICE for ALL Thank you 🌹
Hello, my dear friend, how are you
Can't wait to see natnyahoo being indicted !!!!
This is wonderful! Hold them accountable, no more hypocrisy!
Israel is not a western country. It's literally located in the middle east.
Western Asia*
True!
Yes, he's telling the truth for once they are the proxy country of the west based in the middle east.
I don't understand why it is allowed to participate in the Eurovision.
Ha! But they dont act or admits they are asian. WhyARE THEY HERE!?
"Hypocrisy is on peak"
The US, UK and Israel see them outside of international law. Let`s remember that later.
Amy you and your Colleagues and to mention the staff and Producers ..I ❤️ Truth and to get the Word out on the COURUPTION of this Administration and the E U. and Nato is a Empty Shell. Thanks from a Cowboy in Texas 😊
Justice must be served.
Usa claim they can't. Then charge usa. Uk, Germany france.
Every Complicit Country should be held accountable.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯
The USA can veto a charge against itself. That's why Nicaragua tried to charge Germany, the second biggest Israel supporter.
@@BilloGali4075 Hello, my dear friend, how are you?
You cant enforce shit against the US, nor can you really enforce shit against those the US agrees with, we *are* to military force of the world. we literally have a more powerful force then every other nation combined. It sucks, but its how it is.
WHY DID THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ARREST AND PROSECUTED THE SERBIANS LEADERS?????
Bless you, Frank. My heart swells to see you happy! You certainly deserve it!
shameless
How is a country in the MIDDLE EAST a western country
Have you not been keeping up with whats going on....America ❤ Israel ❤ Biden ❤ Netanyahu ❤ killing women and children
Hi........ Hello, my dear friend, how are you?
They meant "white".
It's Modern.
Because it supposedly espouses "western values". Never thought genocide was one of our 'values', but apparently, it is
Three cattle ranches owned by AIPAC in America: the executive ranch, the legislative ranch, and the judicial ranch. The most profitable operation on the planet.
No to anti-Semitism, of course. But your comment reminds me of a funny comment concerning New York City made by our late old Jewish lady friend Mrs Arensberg back in the 1970s: "The Italians built the city, the Irish run the city, but we (the Jews) own the city!"
Arrest the tyrant!
The Xy.0.Nats.xi vampire has no life of its own except that of its masters in Washington and London. Its head is in London and its belly is in Washington. Only its genocidal claws are in Palestine.
Who? Khomeini, Sringar and Hannayey and Nassralah?
US should be held accountable for supporting genocide by Israel.
Yes we must stop sending bombs
Pledged delegates. We are do proud of our democracy.
Do you wonder how anti-Zionist started?
It's very shameful. Embarrassing.
Hello, my dear friend, how are you?
I believe the public would love to see justice served to politicians who are accused of committing crimes.
An unquestioned insistence on global Hegemony laid absolutely bare for the entire world to see, no room for mitigation or discussion. How much longer will the world tolerate that?
We're seeing leftover colonialist thinking play out in real time. When Reed said the ICC hasn't ever issued a warrant for any Western leader, he should've said any leader of European descent. In colonialist thinking, the masters simply can do no wrong.
The UNSC called for a ceasefire, and so did the UNHRC, and the ICJ. Have you heard of the Hague Act? So far, we've seen a collapse of international law.
That's the thing. There never was a real international law and order. It was always whatever the west says is right or wrong, and they decide how the "rules" are enforced. The difference is that today, the west is losing control because their neocolonialist system is getting hammered, China's meteoric rise providing the world and alternative to the western financial and economic system, Russia finally throwing down the gauntlet to defend itself from NATO expansion and is winning. All of these are causing these contradictions to surface. In the past, the west can say and do whatever they want, and we have no choice but to swallow it. But today, we the Global Majority is starting to make the west accountable for their crimes and they cannot hide that double standards anymore and so the hypocrisy becomes even more pronounced.
I guarantee the Hague act wouldn't be enacted. To attack a NATO member state to release alleged war criminals wouldn't go down well within NATO and would lead to the US being kicked out of any NATO member state if they attacked a founding member.
Intimating judges? That's a crime where I live.
Doesn’t seem to apply to the US or Israel
100% Correct
That’s called contempt and intimidation,bibi has to understand the Talmud doesn’t apply to him or any other members of his tribe that are butchers……
WHERE is the ICJ, why are they delaying and not holding emergency meeting for their findings .
Hypocrites trying to show that it is possible to fight in court instead of battlefield to take figters from the battle. History says that justice without power of army doesn’t work.
Ireland 🇮🇪 Standing up for Justice ⚖ in Palestine 🇯🇴
Justice means Free OCCUPIED GAZA FROM HAMAS--RETURN THE LAND TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER ISRAEL!
@@evalevinson3878 What a fool you are 😂😂😂😂😂
IRLANDE IRISH le seul pays ou la justice fait son devoir au nom du peuple
All day.
@@evalevinson3878 Could it be debated that Ashkenazi Jews do not have a claim to the land?
Since when are Israelis "Western officials"?
Spot on
They seem to own us!
We asian has asked the same thing since 1948!!!
Most of them have dual citizenship.
In spirit they are.. damned if they don't look like a chip off the old blockheads of here.
THIS REPEATED TALKS GIVES THE US MORE CREDIT THAN IT HAS IN THE EYES OF THE REST OF THE WORLD, EXCEPT THE WEST.
Wow real TRUTH UNBELIEVABLE
We don‘t want Netanyahu in Europe anyway!
Isreal is not in eaurope its part of Africa they came from Europe in 1948 to Israel they are not the true isrealites
And they so focus on bringing trump down they forgot their own crimes
@@mariarod6998 Israel is in West Asia and not Africa. With an ICC arrest warrant Bibi may not travel to Europe anymore, as all European countries are signatory states to the ICC, and we would have to arrest him and send him to The Hague, which I would do with great pleasure.
Bibi does not want to go to Europe. Nor do most of hisfaith as it's getting to look like Germany in the 30s. Same for the USA, Australia and Canada.
Say NO to double standards
Double standards not arresting Western leaders who gave Iran Billions; Khomeini, Hamas and Hezbollah.
Double standards must end!
True western double standards
The International Criminal Court ( I.C.C. ) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russia's Putin just days into Russia's war with Ukraine when Russia (accidentally they claim) bombed just one unevacuated apartment block in Ukraine. The I.C.C. issued an arrest warrant for Russia's Putin within 48 hours of this incident. Where is Israel's Netanayahu's arrest warrant?! There is no email address or telephone number for the I.C.C. online, but there is a P.O. Box address. We should all write to the I.C.C. to ask why it has shown such hypocritical double standards!?
Exactly 💯
The ICC is run by the west so what do you expect..
I would like to write to the Hague.
The P.O Box is however connected to a shredder... for which the USGov paid for and supplies the electricity and maintenance.
Where is the arrest warrant for Blair and Obama and all the other western leaders and Hamas, Hezzbollah and Khomeini?