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US slams ICC over war crimes probe of Israel
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 17.01.15, 08:25
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1. Emphasis on non-state status
roxanne ,   haifa   (01.17.15)
It seems odd that the first argument against accepting the Pal. case is that they don't have a state. I imagine that is the valid legal argument, but with all the crimes going on globally, REALLY? Israeli war crimes? Mashall, Assad, Daesh and Boko Haram are operating within the law? The world is on it's head.
2. US should have reigned in Abbas a long time ago
c   (01.17.15)
abbas has been spitting in the face of obama for years without any retaliation. it is difficult to believe that abbas would have taken this step unless he were certain that the obama administration would do nothing besides talk.
3. ICC has no jurisdiction
CJK   (01.17.15)
the palestinian authority is not a state. the secretary general of the united nations cannot decide unilaterally that the palestinian authority is a state.
4. Mr
Daniel Cabral ,   Nazareth Illit   (01.17.15)
It's only an anti israeli issue promoted for Arabs country based in money influence. Europa totally depend of this money and influence. We pay the price for that.
5. ICC has finaly passed an important
(01.17.15)
exam - they are now irrevocably irrelevant.
6. It's not about the fact that......
tiki ,   belgium   (01.17.15)
It's only a preliminary investigation or that it might take years. It's about the fact that they accepted to do a preliminary hearing. It's not why you stole the apple, but why you climbed in the tree. The western 'civilized world has totally lost it's moral compass and the ICC should (together with the UN) be abolished, for they are not working to solve problems, but are creating them. The ICC wants to put itself in the lime light by trying to mix in the Israel/Palestinian soup for they can't claim to many 'successes in all the years of their existence.
7. The state of Palestine
kobe ,   Au   (01.17.15)
A majority of the worlds nation states have decided that Palestine is a state, only actual recognised states can accede to the Rome Statutes and join the ICC, the state of Palestine despite your whining has done exactly that.
8. ICC has not jurisdiction because
O. Josef   (01.17.15)
jew are above moral laws, only answerable to yhwh, gods on earth.
9. ICC discredits itself
dan ,   dc, usa   (01.17.15)
Will find itself joining the league of nations. The UN too will join it's predecessor soon.
10. And this puts to rest
Howard Immanuelson ,   US   (01.17.15)
any doubts as to whether Israel can expect fair and just treatment at the hands of the ICC.
11. No 7
Mike ,   RKDH   (01.17.15)
You're an idiot ! The world community can can pronounce Palestine a state all it wants ... but it's facts on the ground that matter. This is going to backfire horribly on the Palis and what is interesting is what the Israel hating ICC will do to wipe the egg if its collective faces ! Can't wait to see what the ICC will do if Israel decides to take the Palis to the same court on charges of conducting 60 years of continued terror on Israeli citizens...ooops, I should have known. they will just ignore it . . . silly boy ! RKDH
12. # 8 And the fact that Israel isn't a signatory to the ICC
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (01.18.15)
and neither is the USA. Ron Paul has a strong proposal that most American law makers will support, END ALL AID TO ALL pals. No money no pals. LOVE BUILDING JEWISH ISRAEL !!!
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