Israel’s rejection of the ICC war crimes investigation is about politics, not justice
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / April 13, 2021
Israel has opted to reject, rather than defer, the International Criminal Court's investigation into war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. The decision comes after months of the settler-colonial state lobbying world leaders to oppose the ICC decision, even as...
Palestine mission: UK PM’s failure to back ICC probe into Israel war crimes ‘regrettable’
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2021
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement of his government's opposition of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into war crimes committed by Israel is "deeply regrettable", the Palestinian Mission to the UK said in a press release today.
In a letter to the...
Palestinian doctors escalate protests against PA
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2021
The Palestinian Doctors' Syndicate agreed on Monday to escalate its protests in response to the Palestinian Authority distancing itself from agreements signed with the representative body, Al-Ayyam has reported. The PA, said the organisation, is "procrastinating" over its pledges made to...
Hamas will support national unity government
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2021
A member of the Hamas Political Bureau said on Monday that the movement will support a national unity government regardless of the outcome of next month's parliamentary election. Dr Khalil Al-Hayya told Al Aqsa TV that Hamas wants to reorganise the...
