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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

PA's UN bid may lead to ICC action against settlers


ACRI warns that successful Palestinian bid in UN will subject settlements to international criminal code, allow lawsuits against settlers

Tova Tzimuki
Published: 09.13.11, 10:44 / Israel News




The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) warned Tuesday that should the Palestinian Authority's statehood bid in the United Nations prove successful, West Bank settlers may find themselves facing criminal charges before the International Crimes Court.


An ACRI position paper on the possible legal ramifications of the PA's UN bid suggests that a General Assembly sanction of the Palestinian appeal with effectively subject West Bank settlements, and therefore settlers, to international criminal law and penal code.


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As such, settlers would be exposed to individual criminal lawsuits in The Hague.

The position paper, which according to Yedioth Ahronoth was sent to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, also argues that the Palestinians' unilateral move constitutes a breach of the Oslo Accords, and could lead to rendering them null and void. Read the rest on: Ynet


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