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Source: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/congress-to-pompeo-icc-has-no-jurisdiction-over-disputed-territories-627940

Over 300 U.S. Lawmakers Respond to ICC: Palestinian Authority Is Not a State

(Jerusalem Post) Omri Nahmias - A congressional letter signed by over 300 U.S. lawmakers calling for a halt to ICC investigations of the U.S. and Israel argued that the court should only be a "last resort for the prosecution of the most serious international crimes." It noted that the Palestinian Authority is not a state, and therefore "does not meet the criteria to qualify" to bring allegations against another country. Reps. Elaine Luria (D-VA) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) spearheaded the House version of the letter. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) led the Senate version.

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