Fatou Bensouda

Why the Palestinian case at The Hague took a big hit this past week

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Backing Israel’s position against pending war crimes probe, 7 countries say Palestine is not a state that can transfer jurisdiction to the ICC. Not a single one argues the opposite Raphael AhrenToday, 9:40 am The notion that “Palestine” is a full-fledged state that can grant jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court was dealt a serious […]

The Palestinians’ statehood gamble at the ICC – analysis

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Legal briefs filed with the ICC on the court’s jurisdiction over east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza have produced split results on the question of Palestinian statehood. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 17, 2020 23:23 The Palestinians are pushing for European Union unilateral recognition of statehood as the best antidote to any pending Israeli annexation measures […]