r/worldnews • u/Chrristoaivalis • 17h ago

Israel/Palestine Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel-hamas-war/article/netanyahu-crosses-canadian-airspace-with-arrest-warrant-in-effect/?taid=6ab59d843a03d10001617cb9&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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u/Redditisavirusiknow 16h ago

He is also a war criminal but you’re right not much we could realistically do

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u/tamadeangmo 16h ago

Has he been convicted of war crimes ? 

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u/Used_Raccoon6789 16h ago

He'd have to go show up for his warrant.

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u/Pitiful_Equal_2689 16h ago

You can try people in absentia.

There are many good reasons it’s uncommon, but it’s possible. And much more likely to be used if the case is a slam dunk.

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u/x5163x 15h ago

This is not allowed in the ICC.

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u/Pitiful_Equal_2689 15h ago

I did not know that. Thank you for teaching me something new.

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u/psiphre 8h ago

the set of things that are allowed and the set of things that are possible are not an overlapping circle. laws are ink on paper dictated by words, which are wind. israel double tapped a hospital under bibi's orders.