News
Israel: If Palestinians take us to the ICC, we'll respond in kind
Moran Azulay
Published: 04.04.14, 12:18
Comment Comment
Print comment Print comment
Back to article
23 Talkbacks for this article
1. PA, PLO, Fatah, Hamas & supporters
Alexander Scheiner ,   Israel   (04.04.14)
are accountable for ALL terroracts carried out against Israel and against Jews outside Israel. Also, supporters of these palestinian organisations, NIF, "Breaking the Silence", Btselem, RHR and JVJP.CH must be made accountable too. They have supported the palestinian arab terrorists at least ideolically. They still do and this is outrageous. rememberamalek.blogspot
2. "Russia and Turkey did it too!"
Vlad   (04.04.14)
That's an awful defense. How about "Judea and Samaria are legally disputed territory and not occupied territory", or that since Israel held the territories since 1967 and Jordan renounced its claims in 1988, four years before the PA came into existence, the PA has no more claim to it that Israel does, or that it's debatable whether the Fourth Geneva Convention even applies to voluntary transfer as opposed to forcible deportation. But instead, the entire legal defense is going to consist of "Russia and Turkey did it too!" Another opportunity to argue Israel's legal case before the world lost.
3. Israel would be wasting its time....
Robert ,   Australia   (04.04.14)
....as it's generally accepted Israel is the rogue player.
4. Where is Prime Minister Mr. Netanyahu...
Israel ,   Israel   (04.04.14)
oh right he's got his hands full with his wife! so that's why economy minister Mr. Bennett is carrying on as the acting Prime Minister...got it, got it. But you must admit it does bear a certain resemblance to when Secy of State Alexander Haig said: "I am in CONTROL!" If it weren't so sad it might even be humourous!
5. did you say consultants?
Elan ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (04.04.14)
what did you ask? are the Palestinians legally allowed fire rockets at civilians? blow up buses? kidnap soldiers ? incite terrorism? reward killing of civilians on an institutional level? brain washing their children to become jihadests with cartoons? , training pre teens to kill soldiers in military type summer camps? are those the questions you wasted money on paying someone with a law degree to tell you something so obvious? Their turn at the ICC will come! Their egos are so inflated right now, wait til the come back crashing to earth!
6. I dont understand
Matilde   (04.04.14)
"Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership transfer money to the Gaza Strip on a monthly basis, and Hamas is a party under the PA, the sources claimed. "So, in effect, it is the Palestinian Authority that is firing (the rockets)." Excusez moi i have a question, why Israel goverment collect taxes for the palestinians and transfer money to the Palestinian authority? Millions of shekels that the PA use to pay salaries to his goverment workers, i i read it google that two years ago Israel freeze those funds when Abbas was looking for the UN recognition. where those taxes come from?
7. International deed of violence
Bar Pinchas ,   Holland   (04.04.14)
If the Pallys get their own "state" and keep committing violence against Israel, Israel has the right to defend itself and invade the "country." And there are enough examples in international- and war-law that have allowed this in the past.
8. Abb ass threat
AL QUDS ALYAHUDI ,   QUDS YAHUDI   (04.04.14)
Israel, please do not forget Munich Olympic which abb ass organized. HE WAS THE MASTER. OF TERROR. TAKE HIM TO ICC.
9. #3 robert there was a time that
solomon ,   bklyn   (04.04.14)
it was also “generally accepted” that the world is flat. “General acceptance” does not the truth make.
10. Our Lawyer The Economy Minister
Jersey Jew ,   New Jersey, USA   (04.04.14)
Esoterically clever lawyering will likely not work either ... Judaism does! We all know the true facts & realities ...
11. Israel Would be Foolish
Darren Ben John ,   Townsville Australia   (04.04.14)
Israel (the mass murdererer) vs the PA (firing skyrockets and throwing pebbles). But Israelis never miss an opprtunity to look foolish. I hope Israel does go to the ICC-all will be exposed to the world, and it won't be pretty for Israel.
12. Wrong court
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (04.04.14)
Israel isn't going to go to the ICC. It's going to go to the ICJ. That's a real court; one with real jurists. Not the riff raff that sits on the ICC. Besides, according to the Rome Statute, the rulings of the ICC can only be implemented by the United Nations. Three of the countries that hold veto power in the Security Council refuse to recognize the ICC, and the General Assembly has no leverage. "Palestine" Authority: Curses! Foiled again! Israel: Come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly ....
13. #6
Daniel Keren ,   Israel   (04.04.14)
Taxes are import taxes collected at Israeli ports for imports that go to Judea and Sameria. The taxes collected are transferred to the PA.
14. A golden opportunity to end evil Oslo!!
Chaim ,   Israel   (04.04.14)
The P.A. has handed Israel a golden opportunity to end evil Oslo forever!! End ALL cooperation with and support of Fictional Palestine and reclaim ALL our land.
15. Oooh, Bennet stop it, your making me hot!
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!!   (04.04.14)
Love this guy! Another in the Lieberman mold, enlarged testicular duo nice for a change, wouldn't you say girls? boys all ships at sea? BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
16. #2 - AT LEAST A TALKBACK THAT MAKES SENSE !
FO ,   Belgium   (04.04.14)
Just one correction, if I may, Vlad; the Fourth Geneva Convention doesn't apply at all to Israel. The Geneva Convention was signed between "High Contracting Parties" what means Independent State. The so-called West Bank never was a High Contracting Party, but a residual part of the Mandate for Palestine. A Mandate voted unanimously by all the 51 members of the League of Nations in 1922, that gave the Jews the right to settle between the Sea and the Jordan River, including the Golan Heights. A right that became International Law and IRREVOCABLE, and reaffirmed by Article 80 of the United Nations Charter. Is Mr. Bennett unaware of all this, or does he think he too is bound by the "family secret" of the Left concerning this matter. A "family secret" that consisted to sweep under the carpet all data, having betrayed Herzl's ideology for the creation of a Jewish State for the salvation of the Jewish people, and replaced by a frenetic obsession of reversing the social pyramid of the Jews in order to be in accordance with the coming, as they hoped, world proletarian revolution and abolition of borders. Does Mr. Bennett think he is still bound to this "Family Secret" and prevents him of displaying publicly Israel's legal rights in International Law?
17. Complain to the what?
Nuchosh ,   USA   (04.04.14)
Aren't missiles falling every week from Gaza on to Israel? Action not words are required!
18. Try them in Israeli courts
A Simple Jew ,   Maale Adumim   (04.04.14)
No need to give the ICC any legitimacy. All of these PA Arabs are prosecutable in Israeli courts, because they killed or wounded Israelis, here or abroad.
19. Complain
James ,   USA   (04.04.14)
Complain to whom? I understand all of these arguments and they seem valid, but in the end, win, lose or draw, there is no world body that can enforce anything. Israel does not want them on the land, nothing happens and the BDS is a dreamers joke. Who thinks some new country wants to go to war with Israel except the Arabs?
20. Israel and the courts
richard vajs ,   franklin, WV, USA   (04.05.14)
The real court that Israel should worry about is the court of World opinion. Israel is a racist, land-stealing criminal country. My opinion is set and I will personally never buy anything made in Israel, I will never visit the place, nor agree that my tax money should go there. Multiply that a billion times.
21. Defend our History
Bill Stein ,   USA   (04.05.14)
Israel should be defending our legal rights to Judea and Samaria instead of using other countries conquest of land as legal examples. We have real historical right we cannot use a defense that would make us look like thieves
22. treat Israel like Hamas
barney rubble ,   flintstone   (04.05.14)
is that what Israel is saying ? what do they expect the ICC to do anyway ? BDS Gaza ? maybe with a blockade ? erm.
23. #20 richard
solomon ,   bklyn   (04.06.14)
You are entitled to your opinion, even if it totally ignores facts, both past and present. And you cannot speak for the world, even "a billion times". You just expose your wishful thinking. Israeli arabs vote, are represented in the government, sit on the Supreme Court, and go to the same hospitals as Jews to be treated by the same Jewish and arab doctors and nurses. The PA states any country they get will be judenrien, and Hamas blatantly says that their goal is to kill all Jews. Your personal definition of "racist" is backwards. As for stealing land, read about the Muslim Conquest in the late 600's AD. History does not start at whatever year you personally select.
Back to article