The President of the Palestinian Authority signed on Wednesday the Rome Statute, the document that governs the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mahmoud Abbas wishes to his country adheres to the Hague Tribunal. The idea is to prosecute Israeli officials before international justice. Mahmoud Abbas and is implementing an old threat.
Membership in the ICC has yet to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The move comes following the .
The text proposed by the Palestinians called for a one-year deadline to reach a settlement with Israel. He then gave up to two years for Israelis to withdraw from areas they occupied in 1967.
This resolution was rejected, several countries voting against or preferring to abstain.
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