Israel/Palestine

bemildred

(90,061 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2014, 02:17 PM Apr 2014

Palestinians draw line at criminal court

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Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), said, "It is disturbing that the Obama administration, which already has a record of resisting international accountability for Israeli rights abuses, would also oppose steps to adopt treaties requiring Palestinian authorities to uphold human rights."

He said the US administration should press both the Palestinians and the Israelis to better abide by international human rights standards.

In a statement released on Monday, HRW said Palestine's adoption of human rights and laws-of-war treaties would not cause any change in Israel's international legal obligations.

The US government should support rather than oppose Palestinian actions to join international treaties that promote respect for human rights.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-01-080414.html

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Palestinians draw line at criminal court (Original Post) bemildred Apr 2014 OP

I hope Abbas receives solid counsel on this..we all have known since the advisory ruling Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #1

Yes. I just find it difficult to argue that signing human rights documents is a bad thing. bemildred Apr 2014 #2

I have not read their reasoning..only that they oppose it. I'm not sure how they'll Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #3

Well, according to some posters around here... Scootaloo Apr 2014 #4

Are those the same pisters that R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2014 #5

Jefferson23

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1. I hope Abbas receives solid counsel on this..we all have known since the advisory ruling

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 02:26 PM

Apr 2014

in 2004 how much so Israel and the US do not want to see any advances to the ICC.

You have to give it to Carter..I love this in it's honest simplicity:

"I hope that, on the contrary, it will help to redress the power imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians, as we approach the 29 April deadline set by [US Secretary of State John] Kerry."

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