... Al Jazeeras Diplomatic Editor James Bays, reporting from the - TopicsExpress



          

... Al Jazeeras Diplomatic Editor James Bays, reporting from the UN headquarters in New York, said the acceptance happened at an open meeting on Monday of the assembly of states parties of the ICC. What this means is that Palestine is now listed as a non-state party observer - exactly the same status as the US or Russia or every other country that is not a signatory of the Rome Statute, he said. In other words, all the ICC signatories now consider Palestine to be a state. The acceptance is symbolic but adds to the international momentum for Palestinian statehood and has legal repercussions. ...
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:24:43 +0000

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