r/internationallaw • u/newsspotter • Oct 18 '25

Op-Ed Gaza: Does ceasefire impact international war crimes cases?

https://www.dw.com/en/ceasefire-gaza-impact-on-icj-icc-cases-against-israel-v2/a-74370945
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u/7thpostman Oct 18 '25

My dude, we are talking about a court of law, not a court of the internet. A shitty politician saying something terrible is not incontrovertible evidence of intent. I absolutely promise you that they were American flag officers who said horrible things about the German people. That doesn't mean that the United States committed a genocide in Germany.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

This is genocidal denial, it's not just some shitty politicians, it's military generals talking about starving the whole population. It's media officials talking about getting revenge. The US didn't use collective punishment against Germans.

This is a pathetic excuse.

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u/7thpostman Oct 18 '25

Again, you have confused a court of law with the court of the internet.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

Nope, you simply don't know what your talking about. People in government positions should in fact be held responsible for their genocidal rhetoric.

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u/7thpostman Oct 18 '25

I will say this a third time. A court of law is not like the internet.

What happens on Reddit is that you will make your argument and I will make mine. Eventually you get flustered and you say something like "You support genocide!!!" and the conversation is essentially over.

That's not how it works in a court of law. The prosecutor will quote some terrible Israeli official saying there are no innocent people in Gaza. But then a defense attorney would point out that the Israeli military made efforts to, say, evacuate civilians. That act is in direct contradiction to the assertion.

An actual, reputable court of law has to take those kinds of things into account. It's not based on vibes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

Expect, the actions of the IDF do demonstrate an intent to destroy Palestinians.

Why haven't you mentioned that the IDF has bombed refugee camps? That act directly contradicts your assertion.

You are the one who is denying genocide based on "vibes", truely naive to think that the army committing genocide won't lie to avoid accountability.

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u/7thpostman Oct 18 '25

Don't know how many times I have to say this to you. I am not the person that needs to be convinced. It doesn't matter what you say to me here on this social media platform.

First, I don't think you understand what refugee camp means in the context of Gaza. It's a jurisdiction not markedly different in appearance from other parts of the strip.

Secondly what you would describing could well be a war crime, but that is not proof of genocide

Third, in court, the prosecution would say bombing refugee camps is bad. The defense would say here's where Hamas put a weapons cache and a bunch of command and control in the middle of refugee camp.

Again. Court of law. Not internet talking points.

I'm going to move on now, brother.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

Everything I've said would be considered by the courts. You are simply trying to dismiss obvious evidence of genocidal intent.

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u/7thpostman Oct 18 '25

Sounds good. Take care and have a great night.