After losing a bid last week at the UN Security Council to force Israel to retreat from the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority followed through on a threat to join the International Criminal Court and pursue charges of war crimes against Israeli officials. Within days, a graphic appeared on the home page of the PA showing a picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a hanging noose with the word “soon” in Hebrew and Arabic and an emblem from the ICC. However, the Israeli NGO Shurat Hadin announced on Sunday that it is preparing several lawsuits against PA and Hamas officials for their involvement in terrorist attacks against Israelis and are prepared to present their claims at the ICC in the near future, now that the PA, which is in a unity government with Hamas, is a signatory. Read More
