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That depends on your definition of "bad dog breed." Pit bull is an umbrella term for dogs originally bred for fighting. Old English bulldogs, which had been bred for bull- and bear-baiting, were crossed with terriers to create an agile fighting dog. Natural aggression and a vicious attack were prime characteristics of the bred. In today's world, there's no legitimate purpose for fighting dogs. Hence pit bulls could be considered a bad bred. They are kept as househod pets, but aren't suited for that role.

5 The Electoral College was the result of a compromise during the framing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. It's complicated, but the Founding Fathers had to devise a system that would increase the representation of small states and slave-owning states beyond "one man, one vote" direct democracy. At that time, only white, male property owners were allowed to vote and almost all delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed the populous states of the Northeast would be able to out-vote the rest of the country. The Founding Fathers needed to find a system that balanced the advantage the Northeast had in terms of population. Many delegates were convinced the presidential electors would be guided by the popular vote, but could make a better choice if a devious candidate managed to fool the voters. They envisioned the voters choosing electors from the wisest and most morally upstanding men in the various states. They didn't forsee the rise of party politics in the U.S., which meant electors, like other candidates, were selected along party lines. All these deliberations took place against the overriding background of checks and balances in the U.S. system. The Founding Fathers were determined not to let any branch of the government nor any regional group of voters have too much power. The Electoral College made perfect sense in the late 1700s, not so much today.

No, I am unfortunately used to hearing pure, old-fashioned hatred of Jews masquerading as anti-Zionism. Below are examples of the rhetoric you hear at every pro-Palestine demonstration. Does anyone want to tell me the two in the video don't hate Jews? I would bet both of them are in Chicago right now. vderESNWdW3VviEh.mp4

It's already there. I have to salute the Palestinian guy in the video for his honesty. Untitled video.mp4 The first two days haven't been too rough in terms of violence by pro-Palestian demonstrators. Relatively few arrests and so far no property damage beyond a section of the security fence and a burnt U.S. flag.

Chaos or peaceful demonstrations? That's what everyone is waiting to see. Some businesses along the route protesters will take in downtown Chicago have boarded up windows against possible violence. That won't be much help if there are attacks by protesters determined to do damage. If the demonstrations turn into heavy confrontations with police, resuting in injuries and massive property damage, it will deflect the spotlight from Kamala's historic moment as the first Black female presidential candidate by a major party. It will also cast a negative shadow over the convention in the minds of voters. If demonstrations remain peaceful, Kamala will get some of the credit, whether she deserves it or not. Another aspect is whether she will denounce open support for Hamas and Hezbollah (flags, headbands, slogans, banners, chants, etc.). The use of the inverted red triangle to mark Hamas targets, as in the examples below, is particularly disturbing. As Hamas and its supporters well know, the inverted red triangle was used as a badge on uniforms in Nazi concentration camps. The message to Jews everywhere in the world is, "We're coming after you like the Nazis did."

I think they did. The fish will continue to cook after it is removed from the steam.

Grok comes from Robert A. Heinlein's 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The word was used by the book's main character, a human raised on Mars who spoke Martian.

That's an excellent dish for anyone looking to lose weight. Eat steamed fish without rice as your main meal three or four times a week and you're sure to drop the pounds.

Broth-based Thai soups like tom yum; grilled, boiled and steamed dishes; and papaya salad and lettuce wraps have low calories. A lot of the calories in Thai dishes come from sauces and dips. Whenever possible. ask for the sauce on the side and use it and dips sparingly. Avoid dishes of any type with coconut milk as it is packed with calories. Same-same regarding garnishes such as peanuts and fried shallots. Deep-fried dishes are an absolute no-no and stir-fried or sauteed dishes should held to a minimum. Boiled noodles and long-grain white and brown rice don't have that many calories and are a good source of fiber. It's fried rice and noodles as well as sticky rice that you should skip. You can also reduce the portion size of boiled rice and noodles to keep calorie intake lower. Eat a steamed or boiled vegetable like broccoli (including the chopped stalks) instead of rice and noodles for fiber. The use of sugar as a standard ingredient in Thai dishes of all types gets plenty of criticism. Of course it's true sugar (refined white or palm) is the first food you should eliminate from your diet in terms of weight loss. If you have influence with the cook who prepares your meals, by all means request no sugar be added. However, the purpose of sugar in Thai dishes is to balance the flavors- a key fcharacteristic of Thai cuisine- and many cooks will be reluctant at best and unable at worst to remove sugar from their recipes. Don't worry about it too much. The amounts are small enough not to be a big source of unneeded calories.

I don't believe he was trying to assaulr her, but was touching her head to show contempt and disrespect. Touching a stranger's head is a huge insult in Thailand.

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I can't answer for @bubblegum but I'm guessing it's a typo which should read BTW (by the way). The "T" and "Y" keys are next to each other on most keyboards.

Rachel Gunn is no dummy. She knew she would be chanceless against the world's best b-girls, so she chose a style that was the antithesis of good breaking. She became a viral sensation and won herself not an Olympic medal but instant international fame. Even Australia's Prime Minister is talking about her! At the very least, her kangaroo dance will make her a million dollars from appearing in TV commercials and from whatever social media channel she starts. Burger King uses the slogan, "Have it your way," and I can already see underdog Raygun proclaiming that slogan proudly. She'll write a book and get huge fees from celebrity performances and motivational speaking all over the world. She'll be guest on every talk show in the English-speaking world. Australians are always popular in the U.S. and I'm sure about 1,000 American talent agents have already contacted her. How much do you think the Murdoch tabloids will pay her for her story? Or if she poses topless in Playboy? She has a solid academic background and could become to dance and culture what Steve Irwin was to wombats and crocodiles. Her possibilities are endless. Perhaps the most apt comparison is to singer William Hung. One of the worst auditions ever on American Idol turned him into a celebrity with a cult following. He made three albums, did commercials, had bit parts on TV shows and a starring role in a Hong Kong film. One of his albums sold 200,000 copies and reached Number One on Billboard's Top Independent Album Chart. Not because it was good, but because it was so charmingly bad. From a laughing stock in his 2004 audition, he returned as a well-regarded performer on American Idol in 2022.

Some forms of African-American "jazz dance" were similar to modern breaking. Take a look at: and Breaking as we think of it today emerged in the 1970s in the South Bronx as part of the hip hop culture pioneered by DJ Kool Herc. I don't know why so many people are down on Raygun. Her kangeroo dance that scored zero points belongs in the same tradition as GB ski jumper Eddy the Eagle and the Jamaican national bobsled team. The public loves a grand loser almost as much as a winner.

Six optional sports will be featured in the 2028 Olympics in LA: baseball; softball; cricket; lacrosse; squash; and flag-football, in which flag-pulling replaces tackling. The men and women's cricket tournments will use the Twenty20 format. The U.S. organizers had a short-list of ten possible optional sports, but excluded auto racing, breaking, karate, and kickboxing in their proposal to the International Olympic Committee. The IOC has elevated three of the four optional sports at the Paris Olympics to "core" status, which means the LA organizers must include them. Those three are skateboarding, surfing and sport (rock) climbing. The fourth, breaking, will fall away. Among the core sports, boxing may not be included at LA28. It has not yet been listed as a sport for the 2028 Olympics. The IOC banned the International Boxing Association in 2019 due to corruption and total Russian dominance, but no other intl organization has so far been able to replace it. The IOC itself ran the boxing events in Paris, but has said it won't do that in LA. A final decision will be made in 2025, but right now it's not looking good for boxing. A number of social media commentators say the U.S. organizers will be happy if boxing is excluded. The U.S. no longer wins medals in boxing and the organizers want to avoid the huge hassle expected to arise from biological males competing in women's boxing. Whatever decision is made about who is or isn't a woman, the result will be lawsuits and legal battles in the U.S. Weightlifting and modern pentathlon were also in danger is being dropped, but their international organizations made the changes the IOC wanted. Weightlifters will be more strictly tested for drugs and the horse-jumping event in modern pentathlon has been replaced by the competitors themselves running an obstacle course. In terms of TV viewers, modern pentathlon had been the least popular Olympic sport and the horses had caused big logistical and safety issues.

I don't consider myself a xenophobe, but if a brown-skinned man had the name Smith, I'd think he had the most common surname in the English-speaking countries. What's odd about that?

The anti-Zionists and anti-Israel posters on AN have some strange bedfellows. The woman waving the picture of Ismail Haniyeh in the video in the OP ... ... looks to be Nerdeen KIswani, a leading anti-Israel activist and old-fashined hater of Jews. She sometimes forgets she's supposed to say "Zionists" instead of "Jews." She founded a group called Withi Our Lifetime that has organized dozens of protests in support of Hamas since Oct. 7. Her group hs attempted to disrupt events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and numerous other holiday and special evvents. They have also made life incovenient for tens of thousands of New Yorkers by blocking JFK Airport and train stations, stopping traffic on major highways and bridges, cutting off access to museums, etc. She founded a group called Withi Our Lifetime that has organized dozens of protests in support of Hamas since Oct. 7. Her group hs attempted to disrupt the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and numerous other holiday and special events. They have also made life incovenient for tens of thousands of New Yorkers by blocking JFK Airport and train stations; stopping traffic on major highways and bridges; cutting off access to museums, shops, office buildings, etc. Most shocking, she organized a protest that attemptes tp storm an exhibition in mid-town Manhattan in memory of the victims of the Nova Music Festival maasacre. In public statements, she tried to justify the killing of attendees of the festival. The chants she leads at the protests are disturbing. Besides the usual ones in English ("From the river to the sea," "Resistance by any means necessary," "Death to Israel," "We are Hamas," "Globalize the Intifada"), she yells out chants in Arabic that are openly antisemitic. "Khaybar, Khaybar, ya yahud! Jaish Muhammad soufa yaʿoud!" translates as "Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!" It refers to the Battle of Khaybar in 628 CE in which an army under the direct control of the Prophet Muhammad wiped out a Jewish tribe. The phrase was coined by a founder of Hamas and has been used by both Hamas and Hezbollah. Kiswani and her ilk also use the official slogan of the Houthi movement of Yemen: "Allāhu ʾakbar, al-mawt li-ʾAmrīkā, al-mawt li-ʾIsrāʾīl, al-laʿnah ʿalā 'l-Yahūd, an-naṣr lil-ʾIslām" which translates as "God Is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, A Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam." The inclusion of "A Curse Upon the Jews" is intended to indicat all Jews, not just Zionists, are enemiies of Islam. In addition, at every anti-Israel demonstration in NYC you can hear chants in Arabic of "Death to Israel! Death to America! Slaughter the Jews! Hamas is Coming!" and similar. I have to ask those on AN who consider themselves anti-Israel and anti-Zionist: Would you chant in any language, "We are Hamas!" or Hamas is Coming"?

Some jurisdictions have specific laws against defrauding an innkeeper or restaurant. I'm surprised Tailand diesn't, considering how large the tourist industry is. In Nevada in the U.S., what the Korean did would have been a criminal offense. From the Nevada state penal code (Nevada Revised Statutes): NRS 205.445  Defrauding proprietor of hotel, inn, restaurant, motel or similar establishment. 1.  It is unlawful for a person: (a) To obtain food, foodstuffs, lodging, merchandise or other accommodations at any hotel, inn, trailer park, motor court, boardinghouse, rooming house, lodging house, furnished apartment house, furnished bungalow court, furnished automobile camp, eating house, restaurant, grocery store, market or dairy, without paying therefor, with the intent to defraud the proprietor or manager thereof; (b) To obtain credit at a hotel, inn, trailer park, motor court, boardinghouse, rooming house, lodging house, furnished apartment house, furnished bungalow court, furnished automobile camp, eating house, restaurant, grocery store, market or dairy by the use of any false pretense; or (c) After obtaining credit, food, lodging, merchandise or other accommodations at a hotel, inn, trailer park, motor court, boardinghouse, rooming house, lodging house, furnished apartment house, furnished bungalow court, furnished automobile camp, eating house, restaurant, grocery store, market or dairy, to abscond or surreptitiously, or by force, menace or threats, to remove any part of his or her baggage therefrom, without paying for the food or accommodations.

You are mistaken. The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC had requested an arrest warrant for Haniyeh and two other Hamas top leaders as well as Netanyahu and Gallant. ICC Accepts Numerous Briefs Delaying Arrest Warrants For Hamas & Israeli Leaders The Hamas leaders were accused of the following crimes in the application for the warrant: "On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, more commonly known as DEIF (Commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades), and Ismail HANIYEH (Head of Hamas Political Bureau) bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023: Extermination as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(b) of the Rome Statute; Murder as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(a), and as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i); Taking hostages as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(iii); Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(g), and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi) in the context of captivity; Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(f), and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(l)(k), in the context of captivity; Cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; and Outrages upon personal dignity as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(ii), in the context of captivity. My Office submits that the war crimes alleged in these applications were committed in the context of an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas running in parallel. We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies. Some of these crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day. My Office submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that SINWAR, DEIF and HANIYEH are criminally responsible for the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas (in particular its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades) and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 and the taking of at least 245 hostages. "

Below I've pasted the text of the official applications for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant as well as Sinwar and Deif. Because of the massive amounts of fake news, insane analysis and falsified documents on the Internet, it's always best practice to check the originals. Also, to make clear the distinction between my comments and the ICC statement, I have highlighted my text in blue. The applications for warrants now go to Pre-Trial Chamber 1 for a decision. My guess- and it's only a guess- is that the Chamber will reject the applications on technical grounds, perhaps ordering more investigation by the Prosecutor. That way the very messy situation of having the legal systems of the 124 party states to the Rome Statute looking to apprehend leaders of Israel and Hamas would be avoided. Link to original document on the ICC site Statement: 20 May 2024 Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, more commonly known as DEIF (Commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades), and Ismail HANIYEH (Head of Hamas Political Bureau) bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023: Extermination as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(b) of the Rome Statute; Murder as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(a), and as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i); Taking hostages as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(iii); Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(g), and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi) in the context of captivity; Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(f), and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(l)(k), in the context of captivity; Cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; and Outrages upon personal dignity as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(ii), in the context of captivity. My Office submits that the war crimes alleged in these applications were committed in the context of an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas running in parallel. We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies. Some of these crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day. My Office submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that SINWAR, DEIF and HANIYEH are criminally responsible for the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas (in particular its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades) and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 and the taking of at least 245 hostages. As part of our investigations, my Office has interviewed victims and survivors, including former hostages and eyewitnesses from six major attack locations: Kfar Aza; Holit; the location of the Supernova Music Festival; Be’eri; Nir Oz; and Nahal Oz. The investigation also relies on evidence such as CCTV footage, authenticated audio, photo and video material, statements by Hamas members including the alleged perpetrators named above, and expert evidence. It is the view of my Office that these individuals planned and instigated the commission of crimes on 7 October 2023, and have through their own actions, including personal visits to hostages shortly after their kidnapping, acknowledged their responsibility for those crimes. We submit that these crimes could not have been committed without their actions. They are charged both as co-perpetrators and as superiors pursuant to Articles 25 and 28 of the Rome Statute. During my own visit to Kibbutz Be’eri and Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as well as to the site of Supernova Music Festival in Re’im, I saw the devastating scenes of these attacks and the profound impact of the unconscionable crimes charged in the applications filed today. Speaking with survivors, I heard how the love within a family, the deepest bonds between a parent and a child, were contorted to inflict unfathomable pain through calculated cruelty and extreme callousness. These acts demand accountability. My Office also submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that hostages taken from Israel have been kept in inhumane conditions, and that some have been subject to sexual violence, including rape, while being held in captivity. We have reached that conclusion based on medical records, contemporaneous video and documentary evidence, and interviews with victims and survivors. My Office also continues to investigate reports of sexual violence committed on 7 October. I wish to express my gratitude to the survivors, and the families of victims of the 7 October attacks, for their courage in coming forward to provide their accounts to my Office. We remain focused on further deepening our investigations of all crimes committed as part of these attacks and will continue to work with all partners to ensure that justice is delivered. I again reiterate my call for the immediate release of all hostages taken from Israel and for their safe return to their families. This is a fundamental requirement of international humanitarian law. Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin NETANYAHU, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav GALLANT, the Minister of Defence of Israel, bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 8 October 2023: Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(b)(xxv) of the Statute; Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health contrary to article 8(2)(a)(iii), or cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i); Wilful killing contrary to article 8(2)(a)(i), or Murder as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i); Intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as a war crime contrary to articles 8(2)(b)(i), or 8(2)(e)(i); Extermination and/or murder contrary to articles 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(a), including in the context of deaths caused by starvation, as a crime against humanity; Persecution as a crime against humanity contrary to article 7(1)(h); Other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity contrary to article 7(1)(k). My Office submits that the war crimes alleged in these applications were committed in the context of an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas (together with other Palestinian Armed Groups) running in parallel. We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian civilian population pursuant to State policy. These crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day. My Office submits that the evidence we have collected, including interviews with survivors and eyewitnesses, authenticated video, photo and audio material, satellite imagery and statements from the alleged perpetrator group, shows that Israel has intentionally and systematically deprived the civilian population in all parts of Gaza of objects indispensable to human survival. This occurred through the imposition of a total siege over Gaza that involved completely closing the three border crossing points, Rafah, Kerem Shalom and Erez, from 8 October 2023 for extended periods and then by arbitrarily restricting the transfer of essential supplies – including food and medicine – through the border crossings after they were reopened. The siege also included cutting off cross-border water pipelines from Israel to Gaza – Gazans’ principal source of clean water – for a prolonged period beginning 9 October 2023, and cutting off and hindering electricity supplies from at least 8 October 2023 until today. This took place alongside other attacks on civilians, including those queuing for food; obstruction of aid delivery by humanitarian agencies; and attacks on and killing of aid workers, which forced many agencies to cease or limit their operations in Gaza. My Office submits that these acts were committed as part of a common plan to use starvation as a method of war and other acts of violence against the Gazan civilian population as a means to (i) eliminate Hamas; (ii) secure the return of the hostages which Hamas has abducted, and (iii) collectively punish the civilian population of Gaza, whom they perceived as a threat to Israel. The effects of the use of starvation as a method of warfare, together with other attacks and collective punishment against the civilian population of Gaza are acute, visible and widely known, and have been confirmed by multiple witnesses interviewed by my Office, including local and international medical doctors. They include malnutrition, dehydration, profound suffering and an increasing number of deaths among the Palestinian population, including babies, other children, and women. Famine is present in some areas of Gaza and is imminent in other areas. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned more than two months ago, “1.1 million people in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger – the highest number of people ever recorded – anywhere, anytime” as a result of an “entirely manmade disaster”. Today, my Office seeks to charge two of those most responsible, NETANYAHU and GALLANT, both as co-perpetrators and as superiors pursuant to Articles 25 and 28 of the Rome Statute. Israel, like all States, has a right to take action to defend its population. That right, however, does not absolve Israel or any State of its obligation to comply with international humanitarian law. Notwithstanding any military goals they may have, the means Israel chose to achieve them in Gaza – namely, intentionally causing death, starvation, great suffering, and serious injury to body or health of the civilian population – are criminal. Since last year, in Ramallah, in Cairo, in Israel and in Rafah, I have consistently emphasised that international humanitarian law demands that Israel take urgent action to immediately allow access to humanitarian aid in Gaza at scale. I specifically underlined that starvation as a method of war and the denial of humanitarian relief constitute Rome Statute offences. I could not have been clearer. As I also repeatedly underlined in my public statements, those who do not comply with the law should not complain later when my Office takes action. That day has come. In presenting these applications for arrest warrants, my Office is acting pursuant to its mandate under the Rome Statute. On 5 February 2021, Pre-Trial Chamber I decided that the Court can exercise its criminal jurisdiction in the Situation in the State of Palestine and that the territorial scope of this jurisdiction extends to Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. This mandate is ongoing and includes the escalation of hostilities and violence since 7 October 2023. My Office also has jurisdiction over crimes committed by nationals of States Parties and by the nationals of non-States Parties on the territory of a State Party. Today’s applications are the outcome of an independent and impartial investigation by my Office. Guided by our obligation to investigate incriminating and exonerating evidence equally, my Office has worked painstakingly to separate claims from facts and to soberly present conclusions based on evidence to the Pre-Trial Chamber. As an additional safeguard, I have also been grateful for the advice of a panel of experts in international law, an impartial group I convened to support the evidence review and legal analysis in relation to these arrest warrant applications. The Panel is composed of experts of immense standing in international humanitarian law and international criminal law, including Sir Adrian Fulford PC, former Lord Justice of Appeal and former International Criminal Court Judge; Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, President of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute; Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG KC, former Deputy Legal Adviser at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Danny Friedman KC; and two of my Special Advisers – Amal Clooney and His Excellency Judge Theodor Meron CMG. This independent expert analysis has supported and strengthened the applications filed today by my Office. I have also been grateful for the contributions of a number of my other Special Advisers to this review, particularly Adama Dieng and Professor Kevin Jon Heller. Today we once again underline that international law and the laws of armed conflict apply to all. No foot soldier, no commander, no civilian leader – no one – can act with impunity. Nothing can justify wilfully depriving human beings, including so many women and children, the basic necessities required for life. Nothing can justify the taking of hostages or the targeting of civilians. The independent judges of the International Criminal Court are the sole arbiters as to whether the necessary standard for the issuance of warrants of arrest has been met. Should they grant my applications and issue the requested warrants, I will then work closely with the Registrar in all efforts to apprehend the named individuals. I count on all States Parties to the Rome Statute to take these applications and the subsequent judicial decision with the same seriousness they have shown in other Situations, meeting their obligations under the Statute. I also stand ready to work with non-States Parties in our common pursuit of accountability. It is critical in this moment that my Office and all parts of the Court, including its independent judges, are permitted to conduct their work with full independence and impartiality. I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this Court must cease immediately. My Office will not hesitate to act pursuant to article 70 of the Rome Statute if such conduct continues. I remain deeply concerned about ongoing allegations and emerging evidence of international crimes occurring in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Our investigation continues. My Office is advancing multiple and interconnected additional lines of inquiry, including concerning reports of sexual violence during the 7 October attacks, and in relation to the large-scale bombing that has caused and continues to cause so many civilian deaths, injuries, and suffering in Gaza. I encourage those with relevant information to contact my Office and to submit information via OTP Link. My Office will not hesitate to submit further applications for warrants of arrest if and when we consider that the threshold of a realistic prospect of conviction has been met. I renew my call for all parties in the current conflict to comply with the law now. I also wish to emphasise that the principle of complementarity, which is at the heart of the Rome Statute, will continue to be assessed by my Office as we take action in relation to the above-listed alleged crimes and alleged perpetrators and move forward with other lines of inquiry. Complementarity, however, requires a deferral to national authorities only when they engage in independent and impartial judicial processes that do not shield suspects and are not a sham. It requires thorough investigations at all levels addressing the policies and actions underlying these applications. Let us today be clear on one core issue: if we do not demonstrate our willingness to apply the law equally, if it is seen as being applied selectively, we will be creating the conditions for its collapse. In doing so, we will be loosening the remaining bonds that hold us together, the stabilising connections between all communities and individuals, the safety net to which all victims look in times of suffering. This is the true risk we face in this moment. Now, more than ever, we must collectively demonstrate that international humanitarian law, the foundational baseline for human conduct during conflict, applies to all individuals and applies equally across the situations addressed by my Office and the Court. This is how we will prove, tangibly, that the lives of all human beings have equal value. For further details on "preliminary examinations" and "situations and cases" before the Court, click here, and here.

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Israel has not ratified the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court and has declared it will not ratify it. Therefore, Israel and its citizens have no obligations under this treaty since the country is not party to it. Netanyahu and Gallant have no reason to accept the jurisdiction of the ICC. Many countries have not ratified the Rome Statute, including the U.S., China, India, Iran, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and about 40 other U.N. members. The only Arab countries to have ratified the Rome Statute are Jordan, Comoros and Djibouti. The Philippines had ratified the treaty but later withdrew from the ICC. No, he shouldn't. That would amount to an admission that the iCC has the authority to sit in judgment of him. It doesn't. What's truly ironic is the State of Palestine has ratified the Rome Statute and consequently does have obligations under the terms of the treaty. ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan has sought arrest warrants against Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh. It will be interesting to see if Hamas fulfills its obligations to the ICC and hands over Sinwar and Deif, the two top officials in Hamas. An Israeli missile strike already made Haniyeh accountable to a higher authority than the ICC. I can flip the questions @Jeff the Chef and @thaibeachlovers asked back at them: If Sinwar and Deif are innocent, why are they not willing to go before the ICC to prove their innocence? Once the arrest warrants have been issued for Sinwar and Deif, do you agree they should front up at the ICC if they are unnocent of the charges? And then there's Russia's Vladimir Putin. Should he surrender to the ICC on the warrant that was issued in March, 2023?

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It's impossible to say exactly how many women's voices are heard. but it is more than one.The women in the video aren't wailing or screaming. They were trilling, also called ululation. It's a traditional Arabic vocalization used to express celebration in many situations, from weddings to the parading of hostages. It has the equivalent function of cheering (Yay! Hooray!) or clapping approval/appreciation in Western countries. The video clip below is an illustration of trilling. Other than by type example, it is not related to Palestinian celebrations on Oct. 7 Ululation (high-pitched tongue trill) 1.mp4 Link to the video clip: https://youtu.be/Md7OvU5JIcI?si=kEo_VUqJK5ocpfNg Here's a better example of Gazans cheering the taking of hostages on Oct. 7:

It was mostly alcohol, possibly aggravated by tranquilizers prescribed to counter fear of flying. The combination may have provoked a "mental health episode." It's not unusual for people who drink alcohol on top of Xanax or Ambien to dusplay really odd behavior. He was cited for public intoxication and discorderly conduct. It happened on a flight in September, 2021 and has been frequently reposted on social media due to the "growling."