UN Accepts Palestinian ICC Membership Application
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On January 7, BBC Arabic reported that the UN is accepting the Palestinian Authority's bid for membership with the International Criminal Court. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said that the UN had received the necessary documentation from President Mahmoud Abbas, and that after some procedural matters the membership would become official at the beginning of April. Israel has strongly condemned the move, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared he would not let Israeli soldiers be brought in front of the court. The U.S., which vetoed the PA's proposal to set a timetable for Israel's withdrawal from the West Bank, has also criticized the move, saying it would hinder bilateral peace negotiations.
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- general secretariat
- الأمانة العامة
- the Rome Statute
- اتفاق روما الأساسي
- establishing
- إنشاء
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- محكمة الجنايات الدولية
- to join, to become included in
- انْضَمَّ ، يَنْضَمُّ لِه
- to hand in, to turn in
- سَلَّمَ ، يُسَلِّمُ
- setting a deadline
- تحديد مهلة
- (web)site
- موقع
- on this matter, in this regard
- في هذا الصدد
- to review, to reconsider
- أَعادَ ، يُعيدُ النظر