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4 Mar, 6 tweets, 2 min read
The ICC decision to investigate war crimes in the Palestinian territories was met with ire by US State Dept officials who claim that the ICC is unfairly targeting Israel, but @StateDeptSpox refuses to answer where else Palestinians should turn for justice.
This is not the first time the United States has stepped in to shield Israel from the consequences of its illegal and reprehensible actions against Palestinians. Time and time again, the US has vetoed UN resolutions meant to hold Israel accountable for its crimes.
When Palestinians turned to peaceful protest via the BDS movement, the US mislabeled the movement as hateful and antisemitic. Several states passed legislation to ban BDS, and both political parties quickly condemned BDS and BDS supporters.
When Palestinians asked the US to condition US military funding to Israel to ensure it wasn’t financing blatant violations of their human rights, President Biden flat-out refused, essentially giving Israel a blank check.
Why does the US continue to give Israel a pass for its crimes against Palestinians? If an ICC investigation is “unfair to Israel,” what other avenue is there for Palestinians to seek justice for the horrors they have been forced to endure?
If the list of things the US deems unacceptable includes Palestinian armed resistance, non-violent protest like BDS, conditioning aid to Israel, and seeking out a third party to investigate Israeli war crimes, then how are Palestinians supposed to resist their oppression?

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