Paddy Cosgrave said his "personal comments have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend."

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave steps down in wake of controversy over his Israel comments::Paddy Cosgrave said his “personal comments have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend.”

  • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1016·
    1 year ago

    declared as war crimes

    By whom exactly?

    Tell me you know nothing about the law of international armed conflict without telling me you know nothing about the law of international armed conflict.

    could (!) also be a war crime

    This is also not how war crimes work. “They started it” is for the playground.

      • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        85·
        1 year ago

        By the International Criminal Court for example

        Guess who is not a signatory of the ICC treaty.

        If Israel were to accede it would be a cause for great celebration.

        leave your fucking twitter catchphrases out of a discussion if you want to be taken seriously…

        I don’t need you to take me seriously. I want you to understand that I’m not taking you seriously.

        Still a very grey area but not necessarily a war crime as everyone is shouting here.

        If your best case is “It might not technically be a war crime”, you are not in a great position.

        • BlueBockser@programming.devEnglish
          14·
          1 year ago

          If your best case is “It might not technically be a war crime”, you are not in a great position.

          You: Accuse Israel of war crimes

          They: Prove that Israel technically didn’t commit any war crime

          You: tHaT’s NoT a GoOd ArGuMeNt

          I’m not saying I agree with everything Israel is doing, but calling their actions war crimes when they’re not is just wrong. I hate to break it to you, but insisting on a lie doesn’t make it any more true.