"Empty Words": Kenneth Roth on Biden's Criticism of Israel While U.S. Keeps Weapons Flowing

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Lawyers representing Germany at the International Court of Justice delivered their concluding remarks at The Hague today in a case brought by Nicaragua, which has accused Germany of facilitating the commission of genocide in Gaza by providing military and financial aid to Israel. Germany is Israel's second-largest arms supplier, and Nicaragua has asked the United Nations' top court for emergency measures to halt its material support to Israel. While the United States is the leading arms supplier to Israel, it "has a much more limited acceptance" of the ICJ's jurisdiction, according to our guest Kenneth Roth. A visiting professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and formerly the longtime executive director of Human Rights Watch, Roth details Nicaragua's case against Germany, as well as the U.S. government's stance toward Israel. Despite President Biden's public condemnation of the recent World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack and the "huge leverage" of ongoing U.S. military assistance, the administration's warnings to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are "empty words," says Roth. "Joe Biden never backs them up with consequences," and his reelection campaign is taking progressive voters for granted as domestic dissent grows in the lead-up to the 2024 election, Roth adds.
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[@aeh77]

Shame on US leaders supplying weapons to israel.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - Pledging unconditional support - To a State whose policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Pogroms,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Democratic or Nazi?

[@DanA-nl5uo]

Let hope some get that 50 year term... though most are too old to serve a day by the time the courts pass sentence.

[@paddyholly2184]

​@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings I'm starting to believe the Ages Old Tropes about The Jews. How Sad!

[@harrydestaffano565]

Shame on Iranian leaders for supplying weapons to Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Without Iran there would be no war in Gaza, no 7 October, No Hezbollah, No Houthis and No Hamas.

[@xmkjf]

​@@DanA-nl5uoPouco.

[@resurrectedone7463]

Arms exports to Israel must stop immediately: ------UN experts

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

And every other experts worth their salt.

[@sharafkhan9050]

Hello Germany!

[@AliKhan-gh9hl]

Well then fuck the UN and fuck everyone who are against isreal

[@ChrisPyle]

Why?

[@hughthomson6870]

​@@ChrisPyleif you don't know it's waste of breath giving you time of day

[@yogi4lyfe]

Shame on 🇩🇪 and 🇺🇸

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - If a States policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Pogroms,Gassing/White Phosphorus,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Has the right to exist?

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Abandon Brandon

[@horivandermeijs1198]

and all the others in Europe

[@jomurray4022]

And uk

[@Crunt2167]

and Australia 😎👍🇵🇸

[@user-hz5zl1do2w]

Shame America..shame anyone giving a cent to S.S.Israel.

[@terryroth2855]

No shame in the U.S.. it is rapidly becoming a Communist State. The Republic of Biden.

[@ot8479]

& UK, EU!!!!

[@cdf3141]

Shame on the EU.

[@user-hz5zl1do2w]

And Israel (BiBi) propping up HAMAS with tens of millions..almost 100 million.Madness,the things small men do for power.I would never be able to sleep if I was almost any major world leader.

[@harrydestaffano565]

@@user-hz5zl1do2w And Hamas launching 5 wars against Israel since 2006.....If I would have been in charge that would have not happened.

[@FarooqM-wx5ms]

Germany is always on the wrong side of the history.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

I'm starting to wonder whether their complicity with Izrael really has to do with their feelings of guilt over the past, or are they simply trying to vicariously experience what it's like to genocide an entire population again, like some of them did in the past. Cynical I know, but can't help it.

[@sharafkhan9050]

Germany is encouraging holocaust so it doesn't look bad from history!

[@chma1309]

Professionnal of Génocide

[@M1CRO.WAVVES]

their philosemitism has come around full circle back to antisemitism with how they suppress and punish their jewish citizens standing up against this genocide !

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - If Nazis escaped - Embed in another Nation,Religion - Rename their Political Movement - Can't be recognized - Can be recognized by Matching Policies - Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc?

[@abdullahbueno7532]

When peaceful protest and dialogue gets shut down in an occupation armed struggle is inevitable. Then they call them a terrorist.

[@sprinkz6187]

When criticism of Israel upsets some people more than the genocide of 40,000 innocent civilians ~ Being lost for words is an understatement ~

[@bkm2797]

Totally agree!

[@robr3512]

who says they are innocent... Sharia law coming to Dearborn soon....

[@menudobucket9837]

Saw this comment elsewhere once before, but still couldn’t agree more. 👍🏽

[@nexus-qb3bu]

Both of these people in the video are from Jou Team. Know their characteristics and physical features

[@menudobucket9837]

@@nexus-qb3bu~ What is “Jou Team?”

[@rickblack1452]

These people are attacking and destroying careers of college kids that disagree with them... who does that..

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Fascist regimes

[@oliveoil5789]

Dictators

[@gailhitson7340]

What people? How are they destroying college students' futures? Thank you!

[@paddyholly2184]

'They' did the same thing to us protesting Vietnam.

[@rickblack1452]

​@@gailhitson7340 college students protesting against israel have been black listed. Names turned over to corporate america & instructed not to hire

[@ssns722]

What else could Trump do that Biden hasn’t done. We all miscalculated him and his cruelty.

[@WhataMensch]

Get these videos out to more people

[@cdf3141]

When words fail, we must turn to the law. For the sake of children, we have to demand an end to this violence and adherence to international law in Palestine.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

Israel does not obey the law and does not even abide by the own agreements they sign.

[@user-ne8yi1io4h]

Guilty as charged.

[@liamoconlocha3264]

The US talks about what Hamas does and judges them criminals, yet they refuse to listen or take seriously the judges of this planet, how hypocritical can you be?

[@piku5637]

“Ïsræl needs to give Palestinians their land back🏴🇵🇸” by itself gets censored by KZbin now lol. Started couple or so days ago.

[@MahkyVmedia1]

What?

[@robr3512]

jews in Israel for thousands of years...US should give back US & Hawaii

[@harrydestaffano565]

Which land, be specific? Who would govern?

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

It's the jubot algorithms working extra hard to protect Izrail

[@MahkyVmedia1]

@@ChrisAlbertH47 what?

[@bearbaler1456]

Every madia company that has censored or been biased in all of this should be brought before the ICC/ICJ. They are all complicit

[@M1CRO.WAVVES]

even on youtube 90 percent of my comments critical of 1$RAEL get deleted

[@coleengoodell7523]

I've stopped watching mainstream media in the US. I see the bias clearly. Even when showing the images, they are designed to paint a false narrative and influence their viewers with them. Even commenting the truth of the matter that they don't like is censored and threats of closing my KZbin account have been leveled against me.

[@bearbaler1456]

@@M1CRO.WAVVES Me too

[@amrredadiab5584]

@@M1CRO.WAVVES thatss because youtube is owned by Vanguard amd blackrockk

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

It demonstrates that Western countries still hold on to the 'Eurocentric' (i.e. Europeans are the only true humans worth anything) colonialist mentality that they pretended to have got rid of post-1945.

[@user-pf7tf3rf1u]

Nice summary Mr. Roth. I won’t hold my nose and vote for Biden, Casey or Evans again in Pennsylvania. This genocide is too horrific. Biden administration is simple minded and biased.

[@harrydestaffano565]

You are a BOT. You are not a US voter

[@lianaferrari3550]

Trump and Kushner will be even worse, no doubt!

[@cromana5574]

most people feel the same as you. No vote for child killers.

[@harrydestaffano565]

@@cromana5574 I do not think Hamas is planning on holding elections in the near future, they have not had any elections in Gaza since 2006 when they killed all their opposition in Gaza, mass slaughter of the Palestinian authority..

[@cmbells7736]

Cornell West 2024

[@lavendereucalyptus3225]

Nothing but just theater. Actions speaks louder than empty words.

[@sph1226]

Wow, so a case can't even be brought against the U.S. unless it consents to the suit?! How does that make any sense?

[@lizbethartemis4886]

Nicaragua wants US money for the border. And has been sending dissidents to USA. They are not stupid.

[@Gundum]

Shame on Genocide Joe

[@lizbethartemis4886]

it has been happening for 75 years.

[@DanA-nl5uo]

I voted against trump in 2020 i will vote for Jill Stein in 2024 i won't support Israel

[@tamzinjans4721]

That's exactly what I would do as she is the only person who understands that what Israel is doing is a genocide. Maybe she is the only one who has actually read the Convention Against Genocide?

[@Videomorgue]

An abstention is not a vote for trump. That's not how math or voting works. A third party vote is the best option on the ballot.

[@cmbells7736]

West 2024.

[@LinuxUser00]

Green Party the Anti-Zionist, Anti-Banker party

[@everything_in_the_air-yv3ji]

And yet that's how so many Americans are taught to see voting. You have two 'golden choices' - the 'best' representative of each 'side' - and if you pick the 'wrong' choice then it's your fault for being 'careless'. Third party candidates are spoilers, and, regardless of what their members did, the main parties get ready to push out their next wave, because who could possibly do better?

[@user-eo7rv3rk3b]

Biden is making a cruel calculation about reelection;

[@amania9254]

😢😢😢 Why Israeli lobbyists are yet not registered as Foreign Agents whom they truly are? While even some foreign journalists are registered as Foreign Agents!

[@lizbethartemis4886]

there you go. The first intelligent comment I’ve heard for a while.

[@Militaryfreak92]

Why the US not being dragged in the ICJ ? Despite the UNSC resolution calling for ceasefire and the US is sending weapons ? The US is the most appropriate culprit to be faced with war crimes at the ICJ.

[@brendasmart553]

UN, ICJ etc was sadly created to raise & protect USA world goals...

[@M1CRO.WAVVES]

the us does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICJ

[@vitordio2472]

GERMANY NEVER LEARN...NEVER.

[@a.f.7246]

Let's understand something. Germany is not a free country. It's under the US & EU

[@PrVox34]

Germany, please tell me, how can an otherwise admirable nation always be on the wrong side of history by making such unethical choices? Is it some kind of internal issue, some kind of complex? Did your parents not care enough for you when you were a baby?

[@sharafkhan9050]

Germany is encouraging holocaust as a face saver so it doesn't look so bad from history.

[@Godfinity]

EVEN IF THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WANTS TO BRING A SIMILAR LAWSUIT AGAINST THE US WHICH IS THE LARGEST ARMS PROVIDER TO iSRAEL, THE US NEEDS TO “CONSENT” TO THE LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM. THIS IS BITTERLY LAUGHABLE! WHICH COUNTRY WOULD EVER “CONSENT” TO THE CRIMES WHICH IT COMMITS? THIS ONE THING SHOWS THE FLAWS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

they are just groups that live an extraordinary live paid by tax payers.

[@kevinwilliams1768]

Germany again this time against Palestinas via Israel . What A shame .

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Empty words from an empty husk who used to have some semblance of humanity.

[@SuhailButt]

When? Biden has voted for every military operation the USA has ever started during his time as a politician.

[@mikelundmikel4006]

All a money game

[@janetleigh-gt5zc]

Thank you for your objective facts.....

[@thisisit9829]

No more wars for Israel!

[@tchotayadallee721]

HE owes them BRIBES - IS this difficult to understand ??

[@HeywardSanders-dy8vi]

The scariest thing in America, is not being affiliated with the grows in power running the country. I have been watching the discrimination against those that don't follow their behavior. It doesn't matter who takes office, what we saw in the past, we still see today. Discrimination is just the country way, and it cannot be stopped. Because of the high level and low level works are living proof of what one does once they reach a certain position in life. Where each one covers up for the next one, nothing comes out right. In the hospital, churches, law enforcement, schools, jobs, and communities. Which we see those in power sent out messages to destroy all the ones walk proudly not being a part of the foolishness. There is so much criminal activity spread throughout the country, it's hard to find honest for goodness people to lead without being influenced by the circle they are in. To be truthful, I believe that our leaders love confusion to keep negativity going on. So the people will not be able to stay focus on what's going on our system creating to destroy us all.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

confusion to empty the treasury.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

chaos management - read about the topic

[@Lovewins0356]

Justice for Palestinians!

[@harrydestaffano565]

What is justice for Palestinians?

[@nijadanabtawi5746]

@@harrydestaffano565 end of LIEsraeli OCCUPATIONA and GENOCIDE !

[@greatmahatmagandhi4713]

Free free Palestine

[@harrydestaffano565]

@@greatmahatmagandhi4713 Free Parking

[@greatmahatmagandhi4713]

​@@harrydestaffano565in tel aviv😂

[@MosmMAli]

AIPAC is the reason why America has been neutered diplomaticly 😂😂

[@juanantonio757]

USA empty words

[@Reikimasterinfja]

I live near Air Force Base... I've counted 13 troop carriers since April 1st 😢

[@coleengoodell7523]

Yep, when you see it with your own eyes what's being done behind our backs, you know what's really going on. Warmongers sending our sons and daughters into an expanding conflict to die for a sociopathic society lead by the most evil of men.

[@saedalbittar1841]

Germany never learned from History, clearly they should get another lesson

[@Arahansannihilation]

From GMs to selling weapons to GMs. Full circle.

[@fazuelmohammed8886]

Empty words exactly always then now and future

[@timfify]

Ken said, "Americans are tired of the war in Gaza". I think he is missing the point. What he said about Biden is as good as anything I heard yet. But Biden is wrong . We can vote for a crook or a heatless SOB.

[@Mattan777]

Divide and rule has always been the philosophy of those who now rule the world. These people and their workers have no religion political orientation and no nationality. They already rule the world and its inhabitants and wars and conflicts are an ongoing must so that the masses cannot rise up against them.

[@YouTubdotCub]

Happy to see guests back in the studio, missed this over the course of the pandemic.

[@bahialynch3037]

Money and profits talk louder than more than 40000 palestinian lives lost

[@coleengoodell7523]

Exactly and bribes called lobby donations to elected officials who are supposed to serve we the people, but in reality only serve the people who pad their pockets.

[@paulwellman1030]

You would have to be out of your mind if you vote for either side of the UniParty. You should have Jill Stein on for some reality!

[@asnaeb2]

Thanks Amy and Kenneth

[@jarosawkozak6584]

The 21st century and the whole world cannot cope with a nation of 8 million people????????? Have we regressed in development?

[@saedalbittar1841]

Thabk you Amy

[@ajhwood1961]

When is someone gonna file charges against the US?

[@Hesham_MK]

Germany are always on the wrong side of history...

[@brendatenorio5721]

In other words, he's prevaricating.

[@user-oblomov]

God bless Nicaragua🇳🇮

[@mercedeschauffeur4122]

Prosecute Biden !!!

[@lizbethartemis4886]

why biden. The U.S. Congress has been sending billions of dollars to Israel for decades. And they have the audacity to allow Israel to come for more money any time they want.

[@jessesudan2428]

UN 377 R2P Agonistic Military Intervention & investigation neccessary. Actions not words. Participation denied to complicit USA, Germany, ...

[@tempacc9589]

Thanks kemneth

[@Mamali316]

Who would have thought! Germany is arming the new Natzis on steroids

[@angeladipace1035]

Too many are just talking talking ….enough words

[@ArleeStarr]

5:45 Give us a break dude! That's complete BS! While hugging netahoohoo on Oct. 21, 2023, he told him, "I don't believe you have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, and I am a Zionist." That's what you should be talking about, not his senility.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

there are millions of christian zionists.

[@MosmMAli]

America has to change generation

[@snasty99]

The hubris of Biden 😂

[@gailhitson7340]

Maybe the world will not hold Biden and Netanyahu accountable, but God in heaven remembers each of these little sparrows.

[@coleengoodell7523]

Amen

[@cmbells7736]

Don't count on it.

[@patrickcollins574]

great to see an interview in person!

[@user-gu8bu1bn8t]

BABYLON AMERICA HAS FALLEN !!!!!!!😮

[@a.f.7246]

God will punish Babylon

[@hamplus163]

Congress members asking Biden to stop sending weapons. Completely forgot their supposed to be an independent branch of government 😂

[@2facexodus]

vote Cornel West for Gaza's sake for the justice of the working class!

[@emiliobello2538]

We have Germany and Nicaragua

[@user-oblomov]

Shame on Germany

[@AntonioPeralesdelHierro]

If I recall correctly the Central Kitchen people are supportive of Israel, their gambit was attention-getter spurious.

[@ArleeStarr]

Germany is the 2nd largest arms supplier? I wonder if they are offering to provide ovens for baking?

[@khamisawaida5826]

His father told him to do it,

[@wynetsang]

"The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image" by Leonard Shlain 1999. Any written word that is alphabet can represent 'infinite' or 'zero'.

[@mohammedashfaaq1951]

system is rigged in favour of nato allies😏

[@user-zl9sh9mz6h]

Being told every single day from birth that you are one of "God's Chosen People" is psychologically unhealthy. Such ideas breed monsters.

[@theveteransergeant]

We shouldn't repeat the Israeli Mythology about the 1947-48 war either. There was no David vs Goliath. Israel had been armed by the British, French and Soviets with surplus WW2 weaponry and armored vehicles. They outnumbered the combined Arab forces at every point of the fighting and certainly outgunned them. If anything, Israel was the Goliath, not the David. But that was a complex war where neither side was entirely right or wrong. This current confiict in Gaza only has two Bad Guys, and 2 million innocent civilians bearing the brunt of the casualties.

[@mfre897]

There are 6 millions reasons Germany is supporting Israel

[@RobinHerzig]

Like to see the 2nd half of this interview 👀

[@antonroux6737]

I have zero time for Ken Roth. Have a look into how he has represented the situation in Rwanda.

[@margaritayuste4377]

🤦‍♀️

[@bahasha9861]

They have lost control of their dog, USA.

[@Happy-uy5wc]

What about gun control ? We must take responsibility for the weapons that we manufacture and sell. We must love God not Mammon. ☠

[@Hlth-cn4fh]

There will be no ceasefire.

[@Emmadaniels100]

A lot of voters will not hold their nose and vote for Biden. Rather than lose their vote they will vote another way, not for Trump though!

[@xs3282]

Does Israel run the US government?

[@a.f.7246]

Yes

[@DeeDeeCHAUNCEY]

Wow

[@kareemsalessi]

I respectfully intervene in this ICJ case by filing my uncontested 2017 US federal court document, as a collection of self authenticated proofs, to the extent related to this case, and which is freely available with the search of::: "1979 US EMBASSY HOSTAGES IN IRAN"

[@kgotlengphetolo6540]

Why not take the US 🤣 🇿🇦🇵🇸

[@williamhasbunmd]

Will never again buy a german product!

[@a.f.7246]

How about American products?

[@mns8732]

If theres a God, take Biden.

[@lindarushton6502]

Maybe Passover be different this year?

[@arnettabdul-majied2533]

Racism on display

[@FadiChammas]

In this the first in studio interview since covid?

[@piku5637]

Why are my comments being censored again?!

[@felixmoyoedonmi]

If you say something critical about the zionist, your comment will be censored.

[@felixmoyoedonmi]

Even my reply to this comment was censored. This is to let you know that you can not be too critical of Isreal. I guess KZbin is owned by a zionist.

[@melindanieto3545]

Well it's true Europeans always starting chet throughout the world

[@omareldasher7083]

Amy, I'd like to take a moment to tell you how happy we are that you try to pronounce 'Gaza' properly! Just a tip: you got the first letter right (Gh instead of Ga), but the imagine it spelled like this for the best pronunciation: Gheza. So, swap the A with an E and make it short. Regardless, thank you!! It means a lot to see your efforts!

[@ZERGOUGDJELLOUL]

The most democratic the most humain 😂

[@moedani1043]

Its never been the david always been the galayith

[@manfredneilmann4305]

You certainly mean GOLIATH?

[@tiger1patch]

Like a told others re: Biden. LIP SERVICE

[@psterling4321]

Dr Cornel West 2024

[@JacintaPalerm]

Israel never was a David.

[@ssns722]

Is Trump more scary than Biden?

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

Not any more