The Western alliance is divided over Israel, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him with crimes against humanity in Gaza. The United States is threatening sanctions. Ben Norton discusses the severe political crisis in the "rules-based order".
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Here you can see the September 2024 UN vote demanding an end to Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/19/end-israel-occupation-palestine-un-vote/
Topics
0:00 ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu
0:25 West divides over Israel
0:57 US politicians threaten allies
1:35 UN accuses Israel of g-cide
3:03 Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza
3:41 ICC tries to save its reputation
4:36 ICC delayed arrest warrants for 6 months
5:01 US sent Israel $18 billion in military aid in 1 year
5:25 US pressure on ICC
6:20 (CLIP) US Senator Lindsey Graham warns: "We're next!"
6:44 Biden attacks ICC
7:27 The "rules-based international order"
7:55 Senator Tom Cotton wants to invade the Hague
8:25 Hague Invasion Act
9:27 Trump officials threaten ICC
10:07 Trump sanctioned ICC personnel
11:23 House of Representatives calls to sanction ICC
12:14 Australia, Canada, UK support ICC
13:54 Senator Lindsey Graham threatens US allies
14:31 (CLIP) Lindsey Graham calls to sanction US allies
14:53 US threatens Western allies
15:27 EU backs ICC arrest warrants
16:32 France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland back ICC
16:51 UN vote on Israel-Palestine
17:33 Viktor Orbán's Hungary supports Israel, attacks ICC
18:24 Javier Milei's Argentina backs Netanyahu
19:17 Germany refuses to honor ICC warrant
19:48 West is split on Israel
20:49 Outro
