Saturday, August 9, 2014

US objects Palestinian bid to International Criminal Court


Spokesperson of the US Department of State Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that her country objects to the Palestinian Authority's efforts to try Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Commenting at a daily press briefing in Washington on what she called "reports of a push for an ICC investigation", she said: "Our view is that we continue to strongly oppose unilateral actions that seek to circumvent or prejudge the very outcomes that can only be negotiated."
She continued: "We've been very clear that, while we've expressed concerns when we've had them, there is – the only realistic path for realising Palestinian aspirations of statehood is through direct negotiations between the parties."
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