International Criminal Court judges found that the court has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories because Palestine had been granted membership to the tribunal’s founding treaty. The decision refers to the territories without attempting to say anything about the question of Palestinian statehood or national borders. The ICC’s jurisdiction, the judges found, extends to Gaza and … Read more
During his election campaign, he promised to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The White House commented that waiting to do such a move might help to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Read more
The United States, at Saturday’s UN meeting, abstained from voting in support of Israel, which most observers consider a break from America’s traditional support of Israel at the UN table. A vote from America would have vetoed the bill. The bill condemned Israel for its settlements and construction projects in Palestinian territory, stating that Israel … Read more
Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firm reversal of the Housing Ministry’s bid for the expansion of settlements into the West Bank, Ari Uriel, Israel’s minister of construction, decided to go forward with the plan of building an additional 450 housing units in the Eitam Hill area, just east of Efrat. A total of $215,000 (over 800,000 shekels) have … Read more