Collision Resistance@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoState Officials Fear International Court of Justice Could Charge Israel With Genocide in Gazawww.haaretz.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoThe Netherlands would invoke article 5 of NATO in that case. I don’t think such an action would end well at all.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 months agoEither the USA or Germany would refuse, effectively ending NATO as a deterrent to Russian aggression. Germany taking up arms against Israel in any circumstances is as close to an absolute impossibility as you get in the real world.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIt would indeed cause a rift between NATO. Which is why it’s unlikely that anyone would support an Israeli invasion of the Hague.
minus-squareAlien Nathan Edward@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months ago…who was in Flatliners with KEVIN BACON!
minus-squareLinkerbaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·8 months agoIf there’s anything we’ve learned the last few months it’s that international law is about making it all up as you go.
The Netherlands would invoke article 5 of NATO in that case. I don’t think such an action would end well at all.
Either the USA or Germany would refuse, effectively ending NATO as a deterrent to Russian aggression. Germany taking up arms against Israel in any circumstances is as close to an absolute impossibility as you get in the real world.
It would indeed cause a rift between NATO. Which is why it’s unlikely that anyone would support an Israeli invasion of the Hague.
…who was in Flatliners with KEVIN BACON!
If there’s anything we’ve learned the last few months it’s that international law is about making it all up as you go.