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| Israel threatens more punitive steps against Paleos |
| 2015-01-05 |
| Israeli leaders on Sunday threatened to take tougher action against the Palestinians over their decision to join the International Criminal Court, a day after freezing the transfer of more than $100 million in tax funds. Last week’s Palestinian decision to seek membership in the international court has infuriated Israel. The Palestinians have said they intend on using their new membership in the Hague-based tribunal to press war crimes cases against Israel. “The Palestinian Authority has chosen confrontation with Israel and we will not sit idly by,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet. He said Israel would not allow its soldiers to be “hauled” before the court. In an initial response over the weekend, Israel said it had frozen tax funds collected for the Palestinians. The monthly transfers are a key source of revenue for the cash-strapped Palestinian government. Netanyahu’s government minister for strategic affairs, Yuval Steinitz, said Israel could take even tougher action. “If the Palestinian Authority continues to attack us, I assume we will consider other steps,” he said, without elaborating. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 How the fuc& can an illegitimate "country" carve itself out of another and go off an join the ICC? Maybe I should go join the ICC. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-01-05 14:41 |
| #2 "burn 'em, baby, burn 'em". I think it's time Israel TRULY occupied the "west bank", and started expelling muslims in large numbers. Let the rest of the Arab world put up with these idiots. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2015-01-05 12:29 |
| #1 It's not punitive steps. Since they've, in effect, abolished Oslo accords---they're no longer entitled to the attendant benefits. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-01-05 02:15 |