According to the US, Israel has not committed any war crimes. All attempts to hold Israel accountable, the US thwarts those attempts and retaliates vindictively toward individuals, organizations, and countries that have tried. With Israel’s outright genocide and horrific crimes against humanity that have been documented since the war on Gaza began, it is clear that the US has one goal and that is to fully break and dismantle the international treaties, conventions, and charters that have been carefully created to protect human rights around the globe. These international laws disrupt the plans that Israel and the US have for Gaza.
Never has the US been a supporter of international law. Name a president and research how each and every president, no matter the party, has evaded ratification of cornerstone international agreements to protect human rights. All of them have had a hand in undermining international law while still pushing their agenda of US control despite not ratifying or withdrawing from integral treaties.
George W. Bush created an act, the American Service-Members’ Act, that would protect US service members from prosecution in the ICC and allow the US to invade The Hague if service members are prosecuted. That same law also forces the UN to give the US immunity if they want the US to participate in peacekeeping and goes after countries that have ratified the Rome Statute.
Fast forward to today and the US had done nothing but subvert international law and shield themself and Israel from accountability. There are evident and daily evidence of Israel’s war crimes and genocide in Gaza against innocent Palestinians, but the US refuses to acknowledge the truth of Israel’s atrocities and denies that there is anything that Israel has done to cause concern.
Who has vetoed all UN ceasefire resolutions? The US. Who arms Israel? The US. Who bombs other countries that are trying to hold Israel accountable? The US. Who has helped Israel stall aid into Gaza? The US.
Israel has bombed aid workers intentionally. The US refuses to admit that this is a war crime. It is a war crime.
Israel has bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria intentionally. The US refuses to admit that this is a war crime. It is a war crime.
Israel decimated al-Shifa Hospital and killed 400 Palestinians. The US refuses to admit that this is a war crime. It is a war crime.
There is a goal here- the US government has no regard or respect for international law and wants all treaties and organizations that could hold the US accountable to be undone. US officials want to be the authority in charge of all international issues, and they want to be held above reproach.
Things could change if world leaders world leaders actually held the US accountable and required the government to uphold international law. This will cost those countries that sanction and embargo the US, but it would also cost the US.
If world leaders do not take steps to put the US and Israel in check, no one will respect international law. US officials hope that is the case because they will then not have any laws to hold them responsible for their war crimes. There is a major issue here, the world would erupt into complete lawlessness. This is what we are seeing now. The US has erased the lines and boundaries that have protected human rights and in their complete disregard for international law, the US is green-lighting the rest of the world to also disregard international law. US officials want to set the tone for the world, and they are, but when the US wants to hold other countries responsible for their war crimes, it won’t be possible anymore because there will be no faith in these international institutions and treaties.
Don’t let the US rule the world. There is not one country that should have this power, but world leaders have relinquished their power to the US. Each day that Israel avoids sanctions and embargoes, and the US escapes responsibility for their role in Israel’s genocide, the world takes another step toward complete chaos.
From the river to the sea, may Palestine be free.
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