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Palestine says will sue Israel at ICC over settlement plan
Palestinians have threatened to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its latest decision to build more settler units in their occupied territories.
"The intensification of settlement activity and all the Israeli actions, from killings to arrests, are pushing us to accelerate our recourse to the International Criminal Court," Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator Mohammed Shetayyeh told AFP.
The comments follow Israels announcement that it plans to build over 2,600 settler units near al-Quds (Jerusalem).
An Israeli NGO said on Wednesday that Tel Aviv authorities have given the green light for the construction of the new settler units which are planned to be built in Givat HaMatos, a village located in south of al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Israel increased its settlement activities after an upgrade in the Palestinian status at the United Nations General Assembly on November 29. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted 138-9 with 41 abstentions to upgrade Palestines status to non-member observer state.
On December 3, Israel announced that it plans to construct 1,600 new illegal settlements in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). On November 30, Israel approved a plan to build 3,000 more units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the occupied West Bank.
The UN upgrade allows the Palestinians to participate in debates at the UN General Assembly and improve their chances of joining UN agencies and the ICC where they could file complaints against Israel.
Earlier this month, senior member of the Palestinian Authority Nabil Shaat said that Palestinians would file a complaint at the ICC if the Israeli regime sticks to its plan to build thousands of new settler units in East al-Quds and the West Bank, including in the controversial E1 area.
By continuing these war crimes of settlement activities on our lands and stealing our money, Israel is pushing and forcing us to go to the ICC, Shaat said.
The settlements are considered illegal by the UN and much of the international community. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained defiant, saying settlement construction is part of Tel Avivs policy and will not stop.
PressTV - Palestine says will sue Israel at ICC over settlement plan
Palestinians have threatened to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its latest decision to build more settler units in their occupied territories.
"The intensification of settlement activity and all the Israeli actions, from killings to arrests, are pushing us to accelerate our recourse to the International Criminal Court," Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator Mohammed Shetayyeh told AFP.
The comments follow Israels announcement that it plans to build over 2,600 settler units near al-Quds (Jerusalem).
An Israeli NGO said on Wednesday that Tel Aviv authorities have given the green light for the construction of the new settler units which are planned to be built in Givat HaMatos, a village located in south of al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Israel increased its settlement activities after an upgrade in the Palestinian status at the United Nations General Assembly on November 29. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted 138-9 with 41 abstentions to upgrade Palestines status to non-member observer state.
On December 3, Israel announced that it plans to construct 1,600 new illegal settlements in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). On November 30, Israel approved a plan to build 3,000 more units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the occupied West Bank.
The UN upgrade allows the Palestinians to participate in debates at the UN General Assembly and improve their chances of joining UN agencies and the ICC where they could file complaints against Israel.
Earlier this month, senior member of the Palestinian Authority Nabil Shaat said that Palestinians would file a complaint at the ICC if the Israeli regime sticks to its plan to build thousands of new settler units in East al-Quds and the West Bank, including in the controversial E1 area.
By continuing these war crimes of settlement activities on our lands and stealing our money, Israel is pushing and forcing us to go to the ICC, Shaat said.
The settlements are considered illegal by the UN and much of the international community. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained defiant, saying settlement construction is part of Tel Avivs policy and will not stop.
PressTV - Palestine says will sue Israel at ICC over settlement plan
