“The strategy carries risks, including the possibility the Palestinians themselves could be accused of war crimes over rocket attacks by the extremist group Hamas on Israeli population centers and other violence against Jewish targets.” Good. They should be. But it likely that the International Criminal Court is as biased against Israel and antisemitic as the United Nations, and will validate “Palestinian” atrocity fictions.
“Palestinians to press war-crimes case against Israel,” by Josef Federman and Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press, December 31, 2014:
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Turning up the pressure on Israel, the Palestinians announced Wednesday that they are joining the International Criminal Court to pursue war-crimes charges against the Jewish state — a risky, high-stakes move that brought threats of retaliation from Israel and criticism from the U.S.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas acted a day after suffering a defeat in the U.N. Security Council, which voted down a resolution setting a three-year deadline for the establishment of a Palestinian state on lands occupied by Israel.
“We want to complain. There’s aggression against us, against our land. The Security Council disappointed us,” Abbas said.
Turning to the international court at The Hague marks a major policy shift, transforming Abbas’ relations with Israel from tense to openly hostile. The ultimate goal is to pressure Israel into withdrawing from the territories and agreeing to Palestinian statehood.
The strategy carries risks, including the possibility the Palestinians themselves could be accused of war crimes over rocket attacks by the extremist group Hamas on Israeli population centers and other violence against Jewish targets….
Kieran Pavlick says
Just like the Geneva Convention does not have to be followed by radical groups as they are not a true sovereign nation it is difficult to deal with Palestine. I believe that is why they reject any kind of statehood or any other legal governmental form so they can do what they want in attacking Israel
Angemon says
Whose lands?
mortimer says
Answer: The land of Israel occupied by the Children of Israel…?
And Allah commands in Koran: “Enter, My People, the Holy Land which Allah has assigned for you. Do not turn back, or you shall be ruined”. Koran 5.21 and also “We [Allah] settled the Israelites in a blessed land and provided them with good things”. Koran 10.93.
The Koran orders Jews to live in Israel.
RG says
@ mortimer.
Touché! There’s no book that’s so loaded with confusion and doublespeak more than the koran. Consider this… allah (purposely lower-case), is described vehemently by muslims as “one” god. Right??? Right!!!
So how is it then that old mo, himself, when allegedly quoting allah in the koran, uses the terms, “we” and “us” in reference to himself???
Yeah, it’s true! allah refers to himself in the koran IN THE PLURAL FORM!!! Hmmm! Seems a bit confusing to me! Go figure!!
P.S. The Hebrew God of the Bible also refers to Himself in the plural form (ELOHIM), and rightly so, because He is a Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)!
somehistory says
“We want to complain….”
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And so they do…when launching rockets, blowing up buildings, cars and people, when stabbing and shooting…and all of the rest of the time, they complain.
“Men will be…haughty…blasphemers…not open to any agreement…fierce…without love of goodness…(2Tim. 3)”
Jay Boo says
Lebanon used to be a Christian nation.
Muslims got no reason to whine.
katarzyna says
Who said Muuuuuuuuuuu?!
Bezelel says
Launching unprovoked explosive rocket and suicide bombers targeting civilians and using human shields might be considered war crimes. The pali’s openly declare themselves an apartheid (state?) The invented people with their invented religion and their invented grievances.
MKG says
The ICC is useless, just like the UN. Their only power and authority comes from those participating nations willing to turn over their own citizens. All Israel has to do is say, “No.” The ICC whined about the death of Qaddafi. They fully expected the revolutionaries turn over Qaddafi for trial. But the revolutionaries decided to just drag him out into the street and shoot him, which is no more than he deserved. I think Israel will be fine.
Salah says
The ICC, the UN and the EU must be dismantled. Their bias against Israel is more than obvious.
These entities are no different than our PC politicians, academics, intellectuals, campuses, universities, MSM, etc.
They are traitors, they hate our Western Civilization, they hate our Judeo-Christian values, they hate us and they hate themselves.
Keith says
Yes they really do hate us but it is only the Judeao/Christian values that allow them to exist.
MKG says
This is so true. 18,000 Germans are showing leadership. Buddhists in Shri Lanka and Thailand are showing leadership. Head Hunters on Borneo are showing leadership. Even though I am not a Christian, nor am I an atheist, spiritual sterilization and the spread of Islam and Sharia are a threat to us all. Despite the babbling of politicians, people are stepping up to the plate.
As far as these PC fools are concerned;
“I am a hater.”
“I had the best teachers.”
“First they taught me to hate myself.”
“Then they taught me to hate others.”
“Their indoctrination was so complete and so thorough, ultimately I hate my teachers the most.”
Former socialist who wishes to rain anonymous.
David, Thailand says
“The strategy carries risks, including the possibility the Palestinians themselves could be accused of war crimes over rocket attacks by the extremist group Hamas on Israeli population centers and other violence against Jewish targets….”
What an outrageous suggestion, not that the Palestinians fire rockets into civilian population areas, but that an international body might dare to accuse them of it.
Joan Abernethy says
Well, then, yes, let’s get those charges of war crimes out in the open against Hamas. Too many I’ve heard believe myths about Hamas. Maybe it might help convince them of the evil of Hamas if evidence is presented to the whole world of their evil ideology and intention toward Israel. Of course, I have no more faith in the ICC than in the UN but with the recent moves in Egypt by Al-Sisi to reform Islam, I have hope that perhaps world opinion and especially reformative Islamic opinion, including among Saudis, might influence decisions of the ICC.
Elisheva says
Abbu Bluff is a master at propaganda. He tries to keep his cause relevant so the EU and US continue to line his pockets with taxpayer money. He is competing with Hamas and ISIS for funding. Winning is not his aim. He get a pile of money from sympathetic people like Malala. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He is a Narcissistic Megalomaniac. He could have waited for more votes in his favor but he is not out to win in his bids.
Buraq says
Hasn’t Mahmoud Badass heard the saying that people in glass houses shouldn’t fire rockets?
Clown!
mortimer says
And top Jewish lawyers are saying to Hamas, “Go ahead punk, make my day! Do you feel lucky…well do ya?”
Let’s look forward to seeing the Pally criminals in the World Court.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
Isn’t it queer that, with the onset of 24/7 content availability, the uniformity of it has grown. There still isn’t time to account for the facts salient to a topic, without which full understanding is not possible. And so it is with the Holy Land, where the Jews bought the land fair and square, even stupidly gave big pieces of it back in hope for peace, have the most integrated and most prosperous Moslems living the most freely, and have shown historic restraint in responding to ceaseless unprovoked attacks.
News entertainers love to speculate in order to fill time not used for accounting for the salient facts, so speculate about what would happen there if all the Jews left? Would the Holy Land be as prosperouis and as free?
Betty says
I would vote no on this.this land belongs to the Jews and they should take back all the pieces of land they gave back. for peace. and still haven’t gotten it. so TAKE THE LAND BACK. THE PALLIES DON’T WANT PEACE WITH ANY ONE BUT ANOTHER MUSLIMS AND THAT IS A MAYBE. THE JUST WANT ALL THE JEWS IN THE WORLD DEAD.JUST LIKE THEY WANT ALL THE CHRISTIANS DEAD.
Peaquod says
This could well be the greatest error in judgement since Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensbury for criminal libel…………………….
Rob says
Israel needs to improve its propaganda and counter-propaganda efforts in order to outmanoeuvre the Palestinian Arabs at their own game, not least by pressing war crimes accusations against the miserable lying bastard Muslims. The biggest problem is that of avoiding sinking to depths of Muslim lying that for Muslims has reached a level of art form.
ApolloSpeaks says
UNSC VOTES FAILS.
UN STANDS DIMINISHED IN THE EYES OF THE LEFT.
Onwards to the International Criminal Court to get revenge.
What would be the consequences to Israel if Abbas and the Palis win their case against her at the ICC for “war crimes” and “illegal occupation of Palestinian lands?”
One expert of little importance and worth (Juan Cole) says “An ICC judgment would result in sanctions on Israel of some importance.” Is that all? “Sanctions of some importance”? How many wars has Israel fought and survived over the last 66 years? How many PR disasters? How much relentless, annihilating, genocidal hatred? “Sanctions of some importance”? A spit in the pail. BRING IT ON!
BTW, aren’t Israel’s war crimes its self-defense against the religion of peace?
http://www.apollospeaks.com
Angry says
Any chance you would also press ‘war crime charges’ against Hamas, Mr “Moderate” Abbas?
.. thought not, I can’t help thinking why, Mr “Moderate” Abbas.
Jacob says
The arsonist who joins the fire brigade.