Palestinian President Signs Rome Statute, ICC Founding Treaty

[azurnoir]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council.

Palestinians hope the move, certain to anger Israel and the U.S., paves the way for war crimes prosecutions against Israeli officials for their actions in the occupied territories.

"We want to complain. There's aggression against us, against our land. The Security Council disappointed us," Abbas said as he gathered a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank.

He had threatened to join the international court if Tuesday's Security Council resolution failed. Late Wednesday, Abbas also signed applications for Palestinian membership in 20 international organizations.

http://www.voanews.com/content/us-vetoes-palestinian-statehood-resolution-at-un/2580150.html

[BillZBubb]

1. I'm glad the Palestinians are making this move. It needed to be done.

War criminals on both sides should be brought to justice. Neither side should be able to define what a war crime is on their own. International norms should be the standard.

[Mosby]

2. The first referral should be about the situation in Syria

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Palestinian death toll now exceeds 1200 men, women and children, with more than 100,000 displaced. More than 1000 are missing.

As of now there is NO ICC investigation about Assad's murderous regime, but then again he's not Jewish.

[King_David]

3. That's truly unbelievable nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. The first referral should be Israeli war crimes

in Gaza, but all such heinous acts should be investigated.

[Mosby]

7. the genocide in syria is ongoing

Clearly any international pressure on assad could help liberate syria from his grasp, that seems like a much higher priority than investigating what happened in Israel's last defensive war against the terror group Hamas.

But thanks for demonstrating to everyone what's really important to you.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

11. So is the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.

[BillZBubb]

8. No the first referral needs to be about Gaza.

What is happening in Syria is a civil war. That's a different issue. Bringing Assad's actions into this is merely an attempt to divert attention from the crimes of Israel.

That said, Assad does need to be brought to the bar of justice one way or another.

[grossproffit]

9. Yep, no Jews to blame in Syria.

Hypocrisy knows no bounds.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. Do you want some dip to go with that chip on your shoulder?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. It's the right thing to do.

And it's about time.

[Scurrilous]

6. Smart move!

[azurnoir]

10. yes it is but I must wonder if Israels sudden concern over war crimes it may have committed in Gaza

don't directly relate to this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113491141

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. Notice the one poster replying in that thread doesn't even acknowledge that thread?

Alex Kane! Alex Kane!

The author of the article in the OP is Yoav Zitun and not Alex Kane.


It just becomes so much comedy after a while.

[bemildred]

14. When your best weapon is noise, it is good to make lots of noise. nt