Critics might characterize as weakness the Trudeau government’s response to the International Criminal Court equating the actions of the Israeli government with Hamas. In fact, it takes a great deal of strength to be on all sides of every argument when it comes to Israel.

On Monday, the ICC’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said he is seeking arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, including its chief, Yahya Sinwar, over alleged war crimes.