raising a valid and logically sound critique of an argument is not like deflection at all, in fact it doesn't even come close to being similar, they're directly addressing the core argument. I think you might benefit from some time with a dictionary.

I was responding directly to netshark’s comment, on the talking point one often hears that “nobody wants the Palestinians”. For some reason I didn’t even read the OP, but now that I’ve read it I can say my comment stands well and it is indeed deflection.

The ICC has issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli PM for crimes against humanity, who could not have carried out those crimes without the support of Western powers. The fact that the ICC, in the face of tremendous pressure and threats from their own overseers, felt like the evidence on hand met the high bar to issue those warrants is the actual story, not whether Netanyahu will actually be arrested if he travels to Berlin.

It’s true that Omar Al Bashir was also indicted by the ICC and still managed to travel freely around Arab countries. But he’s still a war criminal. So what is the point of the OP, that Netanyahu is not a war criminal because because ICC members selectively arrest ICC fugitives? Who cares? The story is he is a fugitive war criminal accused of war crimes and needs to be held accountable, whatever OP is getting at is indeed pure deflection.