Let’s not forget that the members of the European Commission are not elected by the citizens of the EU, but, appointed through a process, at which point they can dictate the way EU peasants live
EU backs top international court against Rubio
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa threw their weight behind the International Criminal Court Wednesday, after Washington announced sanctions against its president and another senior court official.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned the ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye on Tuesday, accusing the court of targeting officials from countries that reject its jurisdiction given its pursuit of Israeli officials for alleged war crimes in Gaza. While Israel and the U.S. don’t belong to the ICC, the court says it has jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in Palestinian territories.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended Washington’s move on Tuesday, praising Rubio and calling the ICC a “kangaroo court that cloaks its abuse of power in the language of international law.” Netanyahu, who is wanted by the court, has denied the allegations of war crimes.
In a joint statement posted on X in response to the new sanctions, von der Leyen and Costa said they “stand firmly with the [ICC], President Tomoko Akane and the officials who uphold its mission.” The court helps deliver justice to victims of some of the world’s worst crimes, they noted, and its judges and officials must be able to work “independently and without external pressure.”
Well, sure, the ICC has thrown some sanctions towards heads in Hamas, but, really, it’s all about hating on Netanyahu, Israel, and Jews
The Trump Administration has been clear: the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate. We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty.
In furtherance of the diplomatic campaign we launched last month to address the ICC’s abuses of power, I am designating two ICC officials – President of the ICC, Tomoko Akane of Japan, and ICC Senior Trial Lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal – pursuant to Executive Order 14203, “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.” These individuals have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction.
The?ICC has repeatedly attempted to assert authority over nationals of the United States and other countries that have not consented to its jurisdiction or ratified the Rome Statute. This sets a dangerous precedent for all nations.
The ICC like so many Modern Socialist organizations hates Israel and hates Jews. They root for anyone against Israel and Jews.
The current government of Israel has greatly decreased the support that it enjoyed for decades.
1/3 of the Jewish voters in NYC voted for Mamdani.30 to 40% of American Jews think Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
So that means one-third of the Jewish voters have a few screws missing…
100% of MAGAt voters have a few screws missing…
When someone resorts to name-calling, it’s usually a sign that their emotional intelligence is low.
Ad hominem logical fallacy.
So the ICC is really just an extension of 1930’s and 1940’s European anti-Jewish feelings and policies. Essentially, Nazi-ism under a different flag.
That matches with the EU’s and UK’s attempts at censorship and infringing on freedom of speech.
History rhymes, if not outright repeats.
I guess we really didn’t win WW2.
Teach typed: “… members of the European Commission are not elected by the citizens… ”
Only our president and VP are almost elected by citizens. All the Cabinet, including Little Marco, and heads of departments are appointed, not elected! Heads of FDA, USDA, FCC, EPA, Medicare, Social Security, Joint Chiefs, the Fed, and several hundred more, are appointed. Our most important Court, the Supremes, are appointed. On occasion we install a president who actually loses the vote (Bush 2000, tRump 2016) who are then appointed by “electors”. Daffy Don still claims he won the 2020 election (he lost, bigly).
Conservative christianists and today’s MAGAts have long disliked Jewish people (they denied/deny Jesus, then tortured and killed him!!) MAGAts’ sudden and newfound “support” of the Jewish people (Unite the Right Rally, 2017, “Jews Won’t Replace Us”, “Good people on both sides”) is calculated to persuade Jews to vote for Repubicuns. Add in a dash of Islamophobia and you have a movement.
MAGAts hate/fear Muslims (who are brownish) even more than they dislike Jews (who are white).
Now tell us all about the DSA and the campus-wide Leftist anti-Jewish demonstrations because the socialists have been captured by the Islamofascists.
DSA Steering Committee member Cliff Connolly says the quiet part out loud:
“Our hatred of the United States Constitution.”
He calls the Constitution “the obstacle” socialists must “get over to have a revolution.”
Ellwood, you are correct that many southern Democrats hate/hated
Jews. They also hated Blacks.
They are now showing this Jew Hatred by attacking Israel and supporting Muslims.
They show their hatred of Blacks by judging them using low expectations
Jaames,
Hatred/fear of the “other” is a long-
term trait of conservatives. Even the old conservative Dems.
You mean like when Trump called the female journalist “piggy’ ?
Weston’s Rules for Arguments is often used in my various philosophy classes. About 1/2 my classes are logic critical analysis and half crossing over into theoretical physics i.e. simulation their entanglement,spacetime universal consciousness.
I don’t know anything about your classes but it is obvious that you are ignorant.