Published: 18 February 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
As dozens ask to join Israel-Palestine case, request from within the ICC could be the deciding one (Haaretz)
Israel is leaning toward not participating in the proceedings in order to avoid conveying legitimacy, but is recruiting all the unofficial proxies it can muster
Siding with Israel, Germany says ICC has no jurisdiction in Palestinian territories (Haaretz)
Australia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria, Saudi Arabia and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have also requested to join proceedings over question of jurisdiction
Germany, Hungary tell ICC they support Israeli position against war crimes probe (Times of Israel)
Like Czech Republic, Germany to argue The Hague has no jurisdiction in West Bank, Gaza as Palestine cannot be considered a state; Hungary to speak out as well
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East Jerusalem boy seriously hurt in protest, apparently by police sponge bullet (Times of Israel)
Police say incident occurred during attempt to disperse demonstrators, investigation opened; father says boy may lose one or both of his eyes
