Tuesday, May 28, 2024

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 18:03)
A Second “International” Court Rules Against Israel: The Ruling Reveals the False Promise of Global Justice and False Confidence in Politicized Institutions

Part II (18:03 - 19:36)
This Is About Lawsuits, Not Serious Law: European High Court of Human Rights Hands Down Decision on Climate Change

Part III (19:36 - 24:38)
The Politics of Show: The Major Issues Behind the Recognition of a Palestinian State by Spain, Norway, and Ireland

Middle East Crisis: Spain, Norway and Ireland Recognize a Palestinian State, a Blow to Israel by The New York Times

Part IV (24:38 - 26:06)
International Tribunals: When You Need Them, They Aren’t There — But When They Are There, Watch Out

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
0:07.0	I'm Albert Moller, and this is the briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
0:13.9	Once again we have to begin this week in the international scene and once again we have to turn
0:18.5	to Israel in its battle against the terrorist group Hamas.
0:22.4	Once again we're talking about the action
0:24.1	of what is called an international criminal court,
0:26.5	but we're going to have to once again
0:28.0	look at this very carefully.
0:29.9	Just a matter of a few days ago,
0:31.7	we considered the fact that the body known as the international
0:34.5	criminal court located in the Hague, the chief prosecutor had indicated that he would be seeking
0:39.9	indictments, criminal indictments, against both the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu,
0:45.6	and the nation's defense minister.
0:48.0	Now we talked at the time about the fact that the United States and Israel are not members of the International Criminal Court nor
0:55.0	signatories to the treaty that produced it. So in one sense that particular
0:59.7	action threatened and perhaps now undertaken by the International Criminal Court
1:04.0	is more of a bark than a bite, at least when it comes to the understanding of
1:09.0	both the United States and Israel when it comes to that body, the International Criminal Court.
1:14.5	But the big mischief here is the fact that there is a certain credibility attached in the
1:19.3	modern world to anything called the International Criminal Court.
1:23.0	And furthermore, many nations are signatories to the statute that produced it.
1:28.0	And so we are looking at the fact that there is a moral challenge presented here.
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