Israeli president invited to visit Australia after Bondi shooting (www.smh.com.au)

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[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 months ago

He's a war criminal. We arresting his criminal ass on arrival?

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 12 points 2 months ago

Netanyahu is the Prime Minister, not President. The President is more of a ceremonial role, similar to our Governor General.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The president is also a war criminsl who said there is no innocent Gazans

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

That makes him a horrible person. It doesn't make him a war criminal.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Why is Hitler a war criminal he didn't pull any of the triggers"

He's literally the head of state of a country doing a genocide.

[-] Ilandar@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

Hitler was put on the United Nations War Crimes Commission's first list of war criminals in December 1944, after determining that Hitler could be held criminally responsible for the acts of the Nazis in occupied countries. By March 1945, at least seven indictments had been filed against him.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Hitler was actually the one ordering it. That's Netanyahu's role in Israel. The President is more like our Governor General, or the King. A largely ceremonial role.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Lmao

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Sorry I don't follow. Could you elaborate?

[-] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A war criminal is someone we're obligated by law to arrest. We are not obligated by law to arrest the president of Israel (only the prime minister).

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

So Bush was not a war criminal?

[-] Quokka@quokk.au 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, let's maybe not leave that up to the state/legal system to decide who is and isn't a war criminal. They're terribly biased and bad faith arbiters.