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Palestinians seeks ICC probe into ‘Israeli war crimes’

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Israeli-War-Crimes in GazaThe Palestinian Authority has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate crimes committed in the Palestinian territories since June 13, 2014, ICC sources have said.

The investigation if launched could focus on the atrocities committed during the 50-day war on Gaza which began on July 8, 2014. More than 2,000 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, and 66 Israeli soldiers and five civilians were killed during the war.

The Palestinians also seek an investigation into the continuous building of Israeli settlements, considered as illegal under international law.

The probe could begin as soon as Palestine becomes a full member in the ICC and a signatory of the Rome Statute, the procedure of which has begun with the submission this week of letters of accession to the court.

The Palestinians’ U.N. rank was upgraded from observer entity to observer state in 2012, opening the possibility for them to join the ICC and a host of other international organizations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday urged the ICC to reject the Palestinians’ request because they did not rank as a state.

“We expect the ICC to reject the hypocritical request by the Palestinian Authority, which is not a state but an entity linked to a terrorist organization,” he said in a statement, referring to the Islamist movement Hamas.

The statement followed talks which Netanyahu chaired at the defense ministry to discuss a response to the move which could pave the way for the Palestinians to sue Israeli officials over alleged war crimes.

 

Al Arabiya

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41 responses to “Palestinians seeks ICC probe into ‘Israeli war crimes’”

  1. Mutih Skeini Avatar
    Mutih Skeini

    Zionism lack respect for Palestinian potential dignity. Meanwhile, the suffering of the Palestinians is breeding strength and depth of spirit; a greatness is born of it.

    1. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      Sure the greatness of suicide bombings, random rocket firing, bus bombings, pedestrians ramming and teenagers killing among many many other heroic acts from the part of the Palestinians.
      Israelis and Palestinians have shown the same level of barbarism and both should be investigated by the ICC.

      1. Hind Abyad Avatar
        Hind Abyad

        Zionists Israelis attacking Christians..see Jewish children throw rocks too..on Christians.
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBiqcuygpQc&list=PL2VQBdA8x58Fks7Cfxb1qhafArXpo3qJr&index=20

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Children everywhere are not being raised properly.
          When condoms are not considered ‘de-rigeure’ there is only going to be larger %ages of the ill-raised, who will only inspire their own kids the same way they learned.

  2. Mutih Skeini Avatar
    Mutih Skeini

    Graciousness is part of power which Zionism utterly lacks. That’s why Zionism is the maelstrom of every destructive impulse caught in the flux of time.

  3. Mutih Skeini Avatar
    Mutih Skeini

    What it means for Palestine seeking membership in the ICC. The real complaining party at the ICC bar is civilization. Civilization[Palestine] is asking whether law is so laggard as to be utterly helpless to deal with the crimes of such magnitude as the Zionist state’s. Civilization expects the ICC to put the forces of international law, its precepts, its prohibitions and most of its sanctions on the side of peace. The Zionist state in its indiscriminate air bombings and land shellings of schools, hospitals, and non combatant innocent civilians protected by the international law of war fare has committed war crimes.

    1. Each tom Avatar
      Each tom

      Actually the Palestinians are guilty of war crimes, israel is not.

      1. AkhouManUki Avatar
        AkhouManUki

        How delusional are you? The Israelis don’t even try hiding their intent to commit mass murder of innocent children. Apologists such as yourself have defied humanity for too long.

        Get ready for justice bitches.

        1. Each tom Avatar
          Each tom

          Your post proves the depths of Palestinian bigotry and hatred, thank you for posting.

          1. AkhouManUki Avatar
            AkhouManUki

            Israeli bigots such as yourself have failed to learn about the concept of win-win. Throughout Israel’s existence, extremists such as yourself have made it their mission to make sure the Palestinians lose. Congratulations on the cluster-fuck that you have manifested – you deserve it.

          2. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            Your assumptions about me proves what is wrong about the Palestinian side. I am a strong supporter of the two state solution. Are you? I am anything but an extremist. I believe in peace and justice. However, I am not going to be silent in the root cause of the problem which is Palestinian bigotry against Jews. Having Palestinians recognize that it is there bigotry that is preventing peace is not having the Palestinians lose. It is the first step in having the two sides live in peace.

            Also what is it that you think I deserve or jews deserve. Being butchered by Muslims? Being blown up by their rockets or bombs? Being kidnapped, tortured, or murdered? No one deserves that. Each side need their own state so that they can live with live, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

            Again, you need to think through the assumptions you make. You are alienating the people who will bring peace.

          3. AkhouManUki Avatar
            AkhouManUki

            You assume somehow that I am on the Palestinian side. I am not. You also jumped to the conclusion that I have any issue with the Jewish people. I do not. I am however against the bully that is Israel and the extremists that have manifested the current state of affairs. The rockets and suicide bombs did not exist before Israel occupied their land.

            If you are foolish enough to believe that the “leaders” of Israel have ever brought peace, then clearly you are the poster child for the extent of their propaganda and misinformation. All the Israelis have done is continuously sunk to new lows in taking away the dignity of an entire people, much like the Nazis did with the Jewish people.

            I am against all forms of genocide, and believe that as war crimes were appropriate for Nazis, the Israelis have exhibited countless acts of barbarism that have stripped the Palestinians of their country, dignity and humanity.

          4. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            You commented that jews should be sent to the ovens. How am I supposed to take that comment?

          5. AkhouManUki Avatar
            AkhouManUki

            Dig a little deeper Tom – you are desperate, clearly.

          6. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            Do you deny making the comment? The comment is clearly anti-semetic and shows an intent to harm.

          7. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I don’t see it … where the hell did he say that ???

          8. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            5th. You are right that misquoting is bad, so I went back to find the comment. I could not find that he had made the statement. So I do apologize for accusing him of being insensitive. The statement was either done by someone else or it was deleted. However, since I can’t find the evidence, I do issue an apology. Unfortunately, the bigot comment still stands because he accused Zionist (Which is another name for Jew since Zionism is part of Judaism, so he is still a bigot under both the European and and US definition which states that “Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel” is included in the European Union’s Working Definition of Anti-Semitism while the U.S. State Department says: “Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, the state of Israel, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.“

          9. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Thanks for the grudging apology. If I had seen such a statement I’d dump on it too.
            After all, we DO know the history. MacArthur made SURE of it. I remember that he did.

            Others have had histories too. You are NOT the only ones.

          10. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            You statement that you are not anti-Jewish makes no sense with your heat the ovens up for the jews comment.

          11. AkhouManUki Avatar
            AkhouManUki

            So what you are telling me is that you are a coward who can’t have a straight discussion. If you weren’t such a coward, you wouldn’t be out grasping for any way possible to call me anti-semetic.

            When you are ready to step up and be a man, you know where to find me.

          12. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            It is your own comment. Why do you call me a coward for pointing out your anti-semetic comment.

          13. AkhouManUki Avatar
            AkhouManUki

            Because you are a coward for running away from our debate by trying to lob tired attacks at my character. Surprising considering you have no idea who I am. Yet you find it so easy to call me anti-semetic.

            All you have proven is how shallow your arguments are. From everything you have said Israel can do no wrong, and if you disagree you are anti-semetic.

          14. Each tom Avatar
            Each tom

            How do you explain heat up the ovens comment? Are you claiming ignorance of the Shoah or that you are completely insensitive to the suffering of the victims of the Shoah?

      2. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        You just know each Dick and Harry are going to disagree with you.

        1. Each tom Avatar
          Each tom

          I like pointing out that there are two narratives. However, I don’t see how they think firing rockets at civilians is not a war crime when they complain that israel does it.

      3. Mutih Skeini Avatar
        Mutih Skeini

        Get lost.

        1. Each tom Avatar
          Each tom

          Did the truth hurt?

  4. vs Avatar
    vs

    The mandate of the Tribunal for Lebanon to extend for three years http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=49724#.VKc4h8-Zh2M

  5. zabada Avatar
    zabada

    No weapon industries in Arab world.means no security on all Arabs.Egypt Saudis,Libya,Qatar,Kuwait and all Arabs will fight with their turban and beard…they will going to tie their enemies with turban on palm tress.They will always fighting that way in modern days.They also will fight their enemies with their bare hand.They know their hands are strong and the biggest hand in the world.No weapon be able to defeat their hand,nor nuclear.What happen in Middle East now showing the world, Arabs are true..their bare hand are too strong.Their educated leaders also have the same concept,Arabs bare hands and their long beard are too strong.The best concept to defeat an enemy I ever heard.woooow !!!.

  6. doron Avatar
    doron

    every once in a while they believe they found the magic formula to bring us down to our knees, every time it ends the same :when the battle smoke clears the “clever” Palestinians find they were not too clever and lost again.
    let the games begin 🙂

    1. Hind Abyad Avatar
      Hind Abyad

      Let the games begin 🙂 the hypocrisy of the fake victim, “they found the formula to bring as down to our knees). The formula is in process since the birth of Zionism” 1916.

      Israel’s first Prime Minister: “We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon,
      Trans-Jordan, and Syria.”—Ben-Gurion.

      “There is no Zionism, colonization, or Jewish state without the
      EVICTION of the
      Arabs and the expropriation [theft] of their
      lands.”—Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

      “Hitler as
      odious as he is to us, has given this idea [ethnic cleansing] a good name in the world.”
      Jabotinsky

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