Int'l Court Rejects Palestinian Statehood Bid

After three years of deliberation, the International Criminal Court decided not to admit Palestine as a state -   April 6, 2012

Members don't see ads. If you are a member, and you're seeing this appeal, click here
The Real News needs your support. Make a $10 donation by texting realnews to 85944 from your mobile phone. Works in US only

	I support The Real News Network because it is not entertainment...it is real news. - David Pear Log in and tell us why you support TRNN

Precis

On Tuesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it has finally reached a decision to reject the the Palestinian request to join. If it were accepted it would not only give the Palestinian Authority (PA) the possibility of inviting the ICC to prosecute Israelis or Palestinians accused of war crimes, Genocide, or crimes against humanity, but would have also forced the ICC to establish whether the Palestinian territories constitute a state. In 2009, shortly after the PA filed this request, following the Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip in Operation Cast Lead, The Real News spoke to Fatou Bensouda, the Deputy Prosecutor of the ICC about the case.

Comments

Our automatic spam filter blocks comments with multiple links and multiple users using the same IP address. Please make thoughtful comments with minimal links using only one user name. If you think your comment has been mistakenly removed please email us at contact@therealnews.com

Comments

Latest Stories

		Pakistan's New PM Sharif Urges Talks with Taliban
		Wikileaks Cables Reveal State Dept. Promoting GMOs Abroad
		Obama's Attack on Whistleblowers Criminalizes News Gathering
		Ecuador's President Attacks US Over Press Freedom Critique
		Heads of UN and World Bank Visit Congo - Fail to Hold Rwanda and Uganda Accountable
		JP Morgan/Chase Shareholders Meeting to Vote on Demoting Chairman Jamie Dimon
		Activists Demand Mexican President Be Held Responsible for Deaths of Protesters
		Banks Win Big as Regulators Refuse to Rein in $700 Trillion Derivatives Market
		New Film Exposes the Israeli Weapon and Security Industry
		3-Day March and Rally for Education Justice in Chicago
		Chicago Teachers and Parents Launch Three Day March Against 54 School Closings
		Occupy No Longer in Headlines But Activism Continues Nationwide
		New Documentary Exposes the Mistreatment of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Greece
		Seizure of AP Phone Records Continues Obama Admin's Attack on Whistleblowers
		80% of Gitmo Prisoners on Hunger Strike for 100 Days
		Taxing Corporate Profits will Force Investment
		Palestinians Mark 65th Anniversary of Nakba (Catastrophe of 1948)
		Hundreds Take Part in "Poor People's March" Against Unemployment and Austerity
		Systemic Malfunctioning of the Labor and Financial Markets
		Apres Moi, Le Deluge - Make Money Now To Hell With Tomorrow