What was surprising was the response from the United States to Palestines membership to the ICC. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee, is leading the way to defund U.S. aid to Palestine. Sen. Rand Paul has even introduced new legislation to cut all funding to the Palestinian Authority. The State Department calls Palestines move to join the ICC counterproductive, the go-to phrase typical from that agency. Many Palestinians and supporters of the State of Palestine are curious about the U.S. applying such financial pressure to the P.A. After all, the U.S. has been selling a narrative of democracy-building in the Middle East as part of official foreign policy for the past two decades. What is more democratic than a state exercising its right to join international organizations and grow its influence? Why should Palestine be punished for wishing to be a self-determined and independent member of world bodies such as the UN, the ICC, signing on to the Rome Statute, etc.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:35:34 +0000
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