Palestinians To File International Criminal Court Complaint on April 1

By JTA March 2, 2015

The Palestinians plan to file their first complaints in International Criminal Court on April 1.

The complaints will concern last summer’s Gaza war with Israel and Israel’s settlement activity, a Palestine Liberation Organization leader told the French news agency AFP.

The Palestinians moved to formally join the Hague-based court in January, spurring Israel to retaliate by withholding more than $100 million in tax payments it has collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority

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