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PA blasts UK’s ‘subversion of global order’ after Johnson opposes ICC probe
[IsraelTimes] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...pro-Brexit British prime minister, succeeding no-Brexit Theresa May. BoJo is noted as much for his sparkling personality and his hair as for his Conservative policies....has said London opposes the International Criminal Court’s decision to probe Israel for possible war crimes. In a letter to Conservative Friends of Israel, Johnson said: "We do not accept that the ICC has jurisdiction in this instance, given that Israel is not a party to the Statute of Rome and Paleostine is not a sovereign state." He added that the decision "gives the impression of being a prejudicial attack" on the Jewish state. The Paleostinian Authority reacts angrily. In a statement, the PA’s mission in London says the statement "marks a low point in UK-Paleostine relations and undermines the UK’s credibility on the international stage." It adds, "The letter is a contradiction of international law. It is a contradiction of British policy. It subverts the rules-based global order. And it sets back efforts to secure a lasting and just peace in Paleostine." Posted by: trailing wife 2021-04-15 |
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