The moral equivalence being practised by the International Criminal Court is sickening and preposterous.

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This decision lacks a basis in law and completely undermines the seriousness and credibility of the International Criminal Court.

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Hamas, a terrorist organisation, planned and executed one of the most horrific war crimes of this century, intentionally targeting civilians, taking hostages, and engaging in the most barbaric acts of cruelty.

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Israel’s democratically elected leaders have exercised their right to self defence, a right that any nation in similar circumstances would enjoy, and has sought to minimise civilian casualties as it seeks to defeat Hamas and recover its hostages.

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To equate the two is grotesque. It erases the moral distinction between aggressor and victim, and de facto abolishes the right to self defence.