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State Department Spokesperson Ned Price tweeted that The United States objects to today’s [ICC] decision regarding the Palestinian situation. Israel is not a State Party to the Rome Statute, adding that We will continue to uphold President Biden’s strong commitment to Israel and its security, including opposing actions that seek to target Israel unfairly.
A State Department press release said that the court “issued a decision claiming jurisdiction in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, while expressly recognizing the serious legal and factual questions that surround its ability to do so.”
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The International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, recognized the Palestinian Authority as a member of the ICC Rome Statute, which dictates the locations that stand under the court’s jurisdiction. It recognized the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza as falling into the category and approved an investigation into alleged Israel ”war crimes.”
“Israel completely rejects the distorted and antisemitic decision taken by the International Criminal Court,” said Israel ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.
The United States opposes the International Criminal Court’s attempts to affirm territorial jurisdiction over the Palestinian situation, stated the U.S. State Department after the ICC issued on Friday a decision claiming jurisdiction in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza and approving an investigation into Israel, citing ‘’war crimes.’’
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