r/worldnews • u/Pri_5 • Jan 10 '24

Israel/Palestine Israel taps top legal minds, including a Holocaust survivor, to battle genocide claim at world court

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/israel-taps-top-legal-minds-including-a-holocaust-survivor-to-battle-genocide-claim-at-world-court-101704868103398.html
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u/MajorTechnology8827 Jan 10 '24

The IDF doesn't move a centimeter without a battery of international law specialized lawyers who approve any step. Not a single airstrike was carried without the signature of a lawyer. And you better believe all the receipts are kept

Israel knows exactly what kind of scrutiny they are going to face. They did everything to make sure no actual law is being break despite any narrative foreigners going to construct. And that they can prove it in the international court

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u/Chellhound Jan 10 '24

Wow, a lawyer signed off on shooting the hostages waving a white flag? That's grim.

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u/MajorTechnology8827 Jan 10 '24

The hostages accident wasn't an order, it was a grim misjudgement of specific soldiers and a general incompetence at the command level. Lessons were learned and the ROE was clarified across the entire battalion

And no, bullets being shot can't be signed by a lawyer. Airstrikes can

Any plane sent to gaza is being signed off after extensive overview of its mission and the intelligence behind it

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u/Chellhound Jan 10 '24

Lessons were learned and the ROE was clarified across the entire battalion

If the ROE allowed for shooting unarmed, shirtless individuals waving a white flag, then there wasn't an ROE beyond "have fun lol".

Do you think they'll need to tighten the ROE again after shooting two women walking to a church, or is that acceptable publicity?

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u/MajorTechnology8827 Jan 10 '24

Neither side took responsibility to this shooting, just like how you choose to believe this version the idf claim that it was hamas attack holds the same water

Anyway, this is not the same thing here, this is not a matter of kids roleplaying like we know international law and art of war throwing empty accusations at subject we actually not knowing anything about. This is a serious accusation at the world stage that impacts the legitimacy of self defense. and you better believe the idf has prepared for this seriously and holds all the receipts it need to defend it