Palestinians Mull War Crime Charges Against Israel

[Purveyor]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking written pledges of support from all political factions, including rival Hamas, before making any attempt to press for possible war crimes charges against Israel, senior officials said Thursday.

Abbas hesitated in the past because such a step would transform his relations with Israel from tense to openly hostile and could put him on a collision course with the United States.

But with nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza in the past 24 days, according to health officials, Abbas is under growing domestic pressure to turn to the International Criminal Court to try to make a case against Israel.

Israeli officials have said Israel is acting in self-defense by targeting Hamas' military arsenal and rocket-launching sites and have accused Hamas of using Gaza civilians as human shields.

Earlier Thursday, the U.N.'s top human rights official accused both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes in the current Gaza fighting.

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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Hopefully, the ICC will mull those charges. K&R

[WinkyDink]

2. So, even though Gaza's very own UN delegate said that Hamas rockets into Israel = war crimes?

[4now]

3. War criminals need to be brought to justice.

Even if they pay our politicians a lot of money.

[iandhr]

4. Hamas would have to explain the rockets they launch at Israel.