Israeli PM Netanyahu’s statements
– all along these three months – of defying the whole world and associated
institutions are highly condemnable; so is the advocacy of removal of
Palestinians from Gaza by the Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich; and the
utterance of Amichai Eliyahu, Minister of Heritage about ‘nuking Gaza an option.’
Worse is the term ‘Human Animals’ used by Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav
Gallant for Palestinians!
The Israeli
government is contemptuous of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the
International Criminal Court (ICC). But the War Cabinet of Netanyahu should
remember that no power on earth can stop the award of punishment by judicial
bodies/tribunals in relation to these worthies responsible for mass crimes
against humanity and genocide of Palestinians. Even though these political
leaders can use the ongoing killings to escape the gallows for now. But finally,
the truth shall prevail. Netanyahu and his ilk are digging their own graves. In
the long run, the Palestinians shall gain freedom and their land.
True, the maximum sentence
that can be awarded by ICC is 30 years; at ICC death penalty is not an option.
Netanyahu and his war cabinet ministers should read the Rwanda genocide case to
come to terms with the fact that escaping from punishment for a long time is
all that they can aspire for. But finally, they will be indicted.
The Rwanda Genocide
BBC on 14 December 2015
carried the story titled “Rwanda Genocide: International Criminal Tribunal
Closes”: Quote
“It wasn’t the only body set up to judge those
responsible for perhaps 800,000 deaths in a hundred days of killing, …
Four years after the massacres took place, Jean-Paul
Akayesu, a former mayor, was convicted on nine counts of genocide and crimes
against humanity.
…the former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda, who
became the first head of a government ever to be convicted of genocide by an
international court. …
In all, 93 individuals were indicted – politicians,
businessmen, high-ranking military and government officials, heads of media and
religious leaders.”
Mr. Netanyahu ask your lawyers
based in the USA to explain to you the import of the above judgement.
The Rohingya Genocide
The East Asia Forum on 21 December
2023 in a story titled “Myanmar military under pressure as legal jeopardy
builds” reported:
“Six years after the 2017 Rohingya massacres and four
years after The Gambia launched the ICJ proceedings legal interventions have
increased the jeopardy facing Myanmar’s military leadership, including coup leader
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The most recent joint intervention notably
included two permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United Kingdom
and France – and other influential European countries such as Germany”
Mr. Netanyahu, feel free to choose an epithet of your
choice for your grave.
[P.S. Sahni is a qualified
orthopaedic surgeon. He has worked extensively at India-Bangladesh border
during the Bangladesh Liberation War resulting in 1971 Bangladesh Genocide of
Hindus; the victims of Sikh Genocide in 1984; and amongst victims of 1992
anti-Muslim violence.
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