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PA Official Opposes Joining ICC so as to 'Shoot Israelis'
Arutz Sheva ^ | 27/8/14 | Ari Yashar

Posted on 08/27/2014 3:39:23 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

A senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official last Friday opposed his organization's aspirations to sue Israel for "war crimes" at the International Criminal Court (ICC). His reason - such a move might prevent Arabs under PA jurisdiction from "shooting Israelis."

The official, Abbas Zaki, is a leader in PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction. His comments came in an interview on the Lebanese Palestine Today TV, which was translated by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW).

"I'm against signing the Rome Statute (i.e., joining the ICC) as long as our country is occupied. If tomorrow you shoot, they'll say you signed an agreement," remarked Zaki.

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spMF_GtXlrk

The PA official continued "this is not meant for people who want to liberate their country...I think the (Palestinian) people's weapon is pure - they don't want to kill. By the way, there are no innocent Israelis."

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dontjoin; icc; pa; shootisraelis
Are there any innocent Palis?
1 posted on 08/27/2014 3:39:23 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

HAMAS=PA=ISIS=Islam.


2 posted on 08/27/2014 3:41:39 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Eleutheria5

Just some fabricated news.

You Dix cannot join the ICC.

You, are not a recognized state...


3 posted on 08/27/2014 4:16:47 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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