April Fools? UN Says So-Called “Palestine” Will Join ICC on April 1
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the Palestinian Authority will join the International Criminal Court on April 1.
Fatah (PA) will join the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press.
In a statement posted on the UN’s treaty website and quoted by the news agency, the secretary-general said “the statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on April 1, 2015.”
He said he was acting as the “depositary” for the documents of ratification.
The PA formally presented a request to the United Nations on Friday to join the ICC, in a move firmly opposed by both Israel and the United States.
The PA has stated intent to file charges of “war crimes against Israel” in the Hague, but Israel has already filed counter-suits.
