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Fast Forward ‘Palestine’ Officially Joins ICC in The Hague
The Palestinian government would allow the International Criminal Court ample time to conduct an inquiry into possible war crimes during last year’s Gaza conflict, but would make a formal referral if it took too long, its foreign minister said. Speaking to Reuters after the Palestinian Authority became the ICC’s 123rd member on Wednesday, Riyad al-Maliki…
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Fast Forward ‘Palestine’ Set To Join International Criminal Court — But No Case Coming Soon
(Reuters) — Palestine will raise the stakes in a legal battle with Israel on Wednesday when it joins the International Criminal Court, but any case over alleged crimes in the occupied territories is unlikely to come to trial for some years – if ever. With the court swamped with investigations in Africa and prosecutors already struggling…
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Fast Forward Election Results Mean Palestinians Will Press at ICC, Chief Negotiator Says
The chief Palestinian negotiator expects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government and has declared that the Palestinians in turn will push forward with legal efforts at the International Criminal Court. “It is clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next government, and for that, we say clearly that we…
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Opinion Palestinians Cut Security Ties With Israel — Not
“Palestinians cut security coordination with Israel”? Really? This looks like another one of those cases where the press gets out ahead of the story. The initial headlines (here, here) said the Palestinians have cut security coordination between their forces and Israel’s. The stories under the headlines said that actually the PLO’s central council had either…
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Fast Forward Palestinians To File International Criminal Court Complaint on April 1
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…
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Fast Forward ICC Backers Set To Ignore Israel Plea To Cut Funding
(Reuters) — Many leading backers of the International Criminal Court will ignore Israel’s call for them to cut funding in response to an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, officials told Reuters. The continued support from countries which provide more than a third of the court’s cash, including Germany, Britain and France, averts…
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Fast Forward Senator Threatens Aid Cut to Palestinians Over ICC ‘War Crimes’ Case
The Palestinians could lose annual U.S. aid if they file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court which they joined this month over American and Israeli protests, a senior U.S. Republican senator said on Monday. Lindsey Graham, part of a seven-member delegation of senators visiting Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, said existing U.S….
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Fast Forward Israel Lobbies Foreign Powers To Cut ICC Funding
Israel is lobbying member-states of the International Criminal Court to cut funding for the tribunal in response to its launch of an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, officials said on Sunday. ICC prosecutors said on Friday they would examine “in full independence and impartiality” crimes that may have occurred since June…
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