'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' Article: Palestinian Authority's Accession To International Criminal Court Will Harm It, As Well As Hamas, Turkey And Qatar

by Guest Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:22 am

On April 1, 2015, four months after it joined the Rome Statute, the Palestinian Authority (PA) officially became a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. The practical consequence of this move is that the PA can now bring charges against Israelis for alleged war crimes. PA chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the court has already launched a preliminary investigation regarding the settlements and regarding war crimes perpetrated during the 2014 Gaza conflict.[1]

The PLO called the PA's accession to the ICC "historic," and PA Foreign Minister Riyadh Al-Maliki said that "Palestine seeks justice, not revenge."[2]

In an article published in the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat in November 2014, before the PA submitted a formal request to join the ICC, Lebanese journalist Huda Al-Husseini warned about the potential consequences of this move for the Palestinians themselves, as well as for Qatar and Turkey, due to their ties with the Hamas movement and its leadership. Al-Husseini wrote that accession to the ICC could result in a series of charges against Palestinian figures, and also expose Qatar and Turkey to grave accusations of funding terror and even of committing crimes against humanity.

The following are excerpts from her article:

http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8504.htm

by Original Quill Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:59 pm

Nothing wrong there. It will give he whole thing a good hearing. I like the fact that another fact-finding entity will enter the picture.

by Guest Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:16 pm

Palestine were told that if they joined the ICC all war crimes by ANYONE committed in Palestine would be looked at. Hamas said fine, go ahead. Now another crime has been added to the list. The illegal witholding of Palestinian Taxes by Israel, which is illegal and collective punishment and blackmail. The ICC will be looking into that as well.

by Original Quill Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:21 pm

Xlnt.

by Irn Bru Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:54 pm

Original Quill wrote:Xlnt.

Excellent news and not before time. Both sides need to be accountable for what they do.

Straight from the ICC website.

http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/asp/states%20parties/asian%20states/Pages/Palestine.aspx

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