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Yes, but it does significantly limit any "flee the country" options for escaping domestic charges.


Not all that much. Practically speaking, NATO countries will not arrest him.


That is too broad. There are NATO countries who will not currently arrest Netanyahu, but not all. The tide of public opinion has turned against Israel in even the countries most supportive like Germany and the US, so it's only a matter of time.


ICC is being hosted by a NATO country ...


Netanyahu has visited countries which are signatories and not been arrested. Even politicians in the Netherlands have said that they will not arrest him if he comes.


Those visits only happened because he was given the guarantee of not being arrested. I.e. they happened in the name of diplomacy.

Also, don't mix up a politician's personal opinions and official policy.


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The main charge is for the war crime of “starvation as a method of warfare”.

There is nothing political about that, and any measure of righteousness in what lead to it is irrelevant.


You're referring to the cutting off of supply lines into places where the enemy has chosen to embed themselves. With almost infinite video proof of misappropriation of all humanitarian aid (food and supplies) of their citizens during the conflict.

This is literally how every war since time has gone. The "Starvation" nomenclature is propganda, which to their credit they are CRUSHING at.


> misappropriation of all humanitarian aid

International organizations already warned that this might happen if the Israelis and USA would try to supply the aid directly by themselves, because this requires a level of expertise that they simply don't have. However, Netanyahu wanted to take matters in his own hands and the result was another crime against humanity.


> With almost infinite video proof

One-sided proof. The Isreali already made themselves impossible by banning the press.


Proof is an absolute word


Yep. Israel is still a party to the starvation and restriction of humanitarian aid. Hamas notwithstanding. Both sides can be evil. Two wrongs don’t make a right etc etc.




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