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The term ‘antisemitism’ is being weaponised and stripped of meaning – and that’s incredibly dangerous (www.theguardian.com)

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When the international criminal court issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials in November, the response from the country’s government was all too familiar. The prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected outright the warrants for alleged war crimes in Gaza against him and the former defence minister Yoav Gallant, calling them “an antisemitic decision”. The ultranationalist national security adviser, Itamar Ben-Gvir, declared that the court had shown “once again that it is antisemitic through and through”. And the transport minister, Miri Regev, chimed in, claiming: “This is modern antisemitism in the guise of justice.”

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[–] Matombo@feddit.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, the warrant is for alleged war crimes, because "innocent until proven guilty" and the secound part can only happen in the courtroom.

Sadly, since the ICC does not judge in absence of the accused, we will likely never hear the final verdict, so the "alleged" part is here to stay.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That does make sense, I was worried I was thinking about it oddly but I guess that does make sense.