Comment by saubeidl
10 hours ago
This only applies if the individuals are a) protected by their country of residence and b) never leave it.
Neither of those are certain and even for people that a) applies to, b) can be a big hassle.
Just ask Netanyahu.
If the country itself has a justice system that can prosecute the individual, the ICC has no jurisdiction.
In the case of Israel the ICC used a loophole to work around this, since the Israeli courts are actually able to prosecute Netanyahu (and are currently doing so on other matters).
Whether Israeli courts are able and willing to prosecute Israeli war crimes is... up for debate.
Regardless, the international law is that they are supposed to be given a chance to do so, which they weren’t.
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Netanyahu was just in mar a lago. A jewish diaspora in positions of power (think Stephen Miller, the Adelsons, Ivanka Trump) will never abandon an Israeli president. netanyahu can shit in the oval office of the white house and the American people must accept it, for our masters say so