UN Chief Says Palestine Will Join Int'l Court on April 1
Source: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS Jan 7, 2015, 1:44 AM ET
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Tuesday that the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.
The Palestinians submitted the documents ratifying the Rome Statute that established the court last Friday, the last formal step to accepting the jurisdiction of the world's permanent war crimes tribunal. The U.N. said the secretary-general would review the paperwork.
In a statement posted on the U.N.'s treaty website, the secretary-general announced his acceptance of the documents saying "the statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on April 1, 2015" in accordance with the court's procedures. He said he was "acting in his capacity as depositary" for the documents of ratification.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed documents to join the ICC a day after the U.N. Security Council rejected a resolution on Dec. 30 that would have set a three-year deadline for the establishment of a Palestinian state on lands occupied by Israel.
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99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)I Just hope it's not some kind of sick April Fools Joke.
We need to start prosecuting WAR CRIMES somewhere,
Since Obama won't prosecute USA's war criminals,
We may as well start with "our good friend" Israel.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)cstanleytech
(26,085 posts)as well as a return of the land they took then I am for it.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)lexington filly
(239 posts)to colonize Palestinian territory, I support the West Bank government's joining international organizations like the ICC. Sadly, America has enabled Israel in their thwarting of any meaningful progress for decades while they grabbed land and resources. Hopefully, these organizations won't be like American politicians and so deeply in the Israeli Government's pocket. Here's to peace for both countries' citizens!