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Biden: What's happening in Gaza is not genocide (www.gmanetwork.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Five to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Genocide applies to more than literally the Holocaust, but that doesn't mean it applies to every brutal war.

The ICC is responsible for prosecuting genocide. They charged the leader of Sudan with genocide, but not the leader of Israel. This suggests that what happened in the Holocaust and Sudan is not the same as what is happening in Gaza.

[–] Melkath@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Alright, I must be missing something here.

Didn't they just charge Bibi? Is he not the leader of Israel?

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The ICC has three general categories of charges. The most serious is Article 6, "Genocide". This is how the leader of Sudan was charged.

The leaders of Israel and Hamas were all charged only under Articles 7 and 8, which are less serious. Article 7 is "Crimes against humanity". Article 8 is "War crimes".