A defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel's war to crush Hamas, including the world court

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But rogue regimes are by definition hard to persuade to abide by international norms. "We're fighting evil!" they always howl, while committing evil - always.

And least of all one who feels the PTB back him no matter what atrocities he commits (to say nothing of the atrocity that triggered them - which he obviously let happen, thinking he'd have everything to gain).

Israel deserves better - and so do Gazans, certainly.