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February 8, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://www.conferenceofpresidents.org/news/press/2021/feb6/jewish-leaders-object-icc-efforts-adjudicate-israeli-palestinian-conflict

Jewish Leaders Denounce ICC Ruling

(Conference of Presidents) The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said on Saturday night: "We reject the unjustified assertion of jurisdiction by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in cases brought by the Palestinian Authority. This politically and ideologically motivated attempt by the ICC to impose itself into matters that are well beyond its mandate violates its purpose, distorts international law, and undermines its own legitimacy as an unbiased judicial forum." "The Palestinian Authority has further obstructed the path to peace by continuing to flout the agreed upon basis for negotiations. In appealing to the ICC, Palestinian leaders are attempting to dictate a political end through judicial means and thereby avoid negotiations."

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