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Is the PA stalling Gaza war crimes probe?
There has been no international investigation into war crimes in Gaza so far. Leaked document may hold clues as to why.

Last updated: 11 Sep 2014 22:38 அல் ஜசீரா

The Palestinian Authority has so far prevented the launch of a formal investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian factions during the 50-day Gaza war last July and August, according to officials at the International Criminal Court.

In a confidential letter obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit, ICC's top prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she "did not receive a positive confirmation" from PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki that the request, submitted by the Palestinian justice minister for an international investigation, had the Palestinian government's approval.

Both the PA and Hamas have publicly called for an investigation by the ICC into the alleged war crimes.

On July 25, PA Justice Minister Saleem al-Saqqa and Palestinian General Prosecutor Ismaeil Jabr submitted a letter to the ICC via a French law firm calling for an investigation. However, according to ICC regulations, "only the Head of State, Head of Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs" can grant the international body jurisdiction to investigate.

Twelve days later, FM Malki travelled to The Hague to meet with top ICC officials: "We must do everything within our power to enable the International Criminal Court to bring to justice those responsible for committing war crimes," Malki said.

The document obtained by Al Jazeera is in line with an article written by Bensouda in The Guardian on August 29, where the ICC prosecutor states that the Palestinian leadership has not granted her office jurisdiction to investigate alleged war crimes in its territory.

But according to Geoffrey Nice, who served as a prosecutor for seven years in The Hague, "This document shows that the Palestinian Authority either never authorised the original referral when it was brought on the 25th July by the Minister of Justice and the general Prosecutor, or that their decision has changed, or their decision has been changed for them or under pressure from someone else."

"The decision to do nothing clearly emerges from the meeting … with the foreign minister," Nice told Al Jazeera.

Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riad Mansour, said there was a consensus among the among the Palestinian people and the political groups about joining the ICC.

"The decision as to when that step will be taken by President Mahmoud Abbas and top Palestinian leadership is left for them," he told Al Jazeera.

"I think people should give the Palestinian leadership the courtesy of selecting the appropriate time in doing so."

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United States officials have in the past convinced the PA leadership to refrain from "pursuing … international legal forums" during negotiations with the Israelis, especially after the United Nations special investigation into the 2008-2009 war in Gaza, the "Goldstone Report", accused Israel
of committing war crimes.

But since US-backed negotiations broke down earlier this year, Palestinian leaders have signed a number of international treaties and were encouraged to turn to the ICC to prosecute Israel.

After the recent war in Gaza, in which over 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 70 Israelis, mostly soldiers, were killed, both PA and Hamas officials agreed to ask the ICC to launch a formal investigation into alleged war crimes committed by both sides during the conflict.

But on September 10, Israel announced that it would launch its own independent investigation into two major attacks committed during the war, one in which a UN school was bombed by Israeli forces, which critics claim is a bid to fend off international scrutiny.

According to international law expert Rodney Dixon, "[A]n ICC investigation could be delayed" as the ICC prosecutor's attention is shifted from possibly launching an investigation to "whether an
investigation by Israel is genuine, and covers the same persons and conduct of any potential ICC investigation".

"If she is satisfied of these requirements, the Prosecutor may well lose jurisdiction to investigation," Dixon wrote.

The question remains unanswered as to why Malki and the Palestinian leadership apparently did not grant the ICC jurisdiction to pursue an investigation.

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VOTE 'YES' September 19th Scotland Referundam

VOTE 'YES' September 19th Scotland Referendum!

 2014, செப்டெம்பர் மாதம்19ம் தேதி ஆங்கிலேய அந்நிய ஆதிக்கத்துக்கும்,ஆக்கிரமிப்புக்கும், பொருளாதாரச் சுரண்டலுக்கும் எதிரான,ஸ்கொட்லாண்ட் தேசத்தின் பிரிவினைக்கான வெகுஜன வாக்கெடுப்பு நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

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Canada, Germany reject NATO 2%

Canada, Germany reject NATO bid to raise military spending to 2% of GDP
By Wojtek Gwiazda | english@rcinet.ca

Wednesday 3 September, 2014

Days before a NATO summit in Wales, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rejected a request from the organization to increase Canadian defence spending to two per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

“As a Conservative government we have the same philosophy on defence budgeting that we do on any other budgeting, which is, we don’t go out and just specify a dollar figure, and then figure out how to spend it, We go out and figure out what it is we need to do…” the Prime Minister said on Wednesday (September 3) in London.

The Prime Minister’s remarks come the day after a Canadian official said Canada was “open to increasing military spending when and where it makes sense and in response to particular needs. But the notion of setting an arbitrary target does not make sense.”

Germany has also rejected the two per cent commitment.

Media reports suggest NATO is preparing a compromise solution for the summit in Wales.

One report quotes Prime Minister Harper saying; “We’ve agreed to compromise language which essentially acknowledges that all of our countries – all those countries that are below 2% will aim to spend more going forward.”

Lanka to train more foreign troops

Lanka to train more foreign troops


The Government is to provide more training opportunities for foreign Army officers at the Defense Services Command and Staff College.

This will be both on payment and free of charge, in terms of a decision reached by the Cabinet, following a recommendation by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Minister of Defense.

Free training opportunities are to be provided next year for officers from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Sudan, Vietnam and Turkey.

Countries that pay to have their officers trained include Indonesia, the Maldives and Oman. The Defense Services Command and Staff College is the highest military training institution in Sri Lanka. It provides training to middle level officers of the tri-services and the Police in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Cameron Remarks at NATO Summit Closing

                                            C-SPAN SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Prime Minister Cameron Remarks at NATO Summit Closing

Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with reporters and responded to questions following the conclusion of the NATO Summit in Wales. He said that the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine was “good news” but there needed to be a commitment to a “proper peace plan.” He suggested that sanctions would continue but could be lifted if such a peace plan was put in place. Other topics included Scottish independence and and the threat from Islamic State* militants.

*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.

President Obama Remarks at NATO Summit Closing

C-SPAN SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

President Obama Remarks at NATO Summit Closing

President Obama spoke with reporters and responded to questions following the conclusion of the NATO Summit in Wales. He said that there was unanimous agreement in NATO that there must be immediate action addressing the threat posed by ISIL.* President Obama said the goal was to “degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL” because they posed a threat to the international alliance. He also spoke about the ceasefire in Ukraine and the need to protect member nations from aggression.

*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. 

‘Expansionism and destabilization’: Russia lashes out NATO

‘Expansionism and destabilization’: 

Russia lashes out over NATO spearhead force in Eastern Europe!

Published time: September 05, 2014 22:55

Moscow has accused NATO of using the Ukrainian crisis as a “pretext” to “push its military presence closer to Russia’s borders,” and says that plans for a new rapid response force will sabotage the peace process in eastern Ukraine.

“The [expansion] plans have been harbored by NATO for a long time, and recent events have served as a pretext to put them into action,” said a statement published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, following the wrapping up of the NATO summit in Wales.

“Together with the rhetoric at the summit, and the planned military exercises before the end of the year, this will increase tension, destabilization the nascent peace process, and further widen the division in Ukraine,” the ministry’s statement said.

“The above is also testament to NATO’s unconditional support for the extremists and neo-fascists in Kiev, including the Right Sector political movement,” it stressed.

During the two-day summit, the 28 NATO member states instituted the creation of a rapid response unit numbering at least 4,000. It could be deployed in Eastern Europe – where it will be based – in less than 48 hours.

The primary stated reason for the initiative is “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.”

Russia’s NATO envoy, Aleksandr Grushko, also denounced NATO’s policy, suggesting that the alliance was engaged in “Cold War thinking,” and risked undermining the landmark 1997 treaty in which Moscow and Brussels officially proclaimed that they were no longer “adversaries.”

In a TV interview, Grushko said that NATO was “flexing its muscles,” and pointed out that an increased presence of NATO vessels in the Baltic and Black Sea would destroy the recently built-up level of trust in what were once the potential flashpoints in the standoff.


Grushko also called the planned NATO-Ukraine exercises a “provocation” because “foreign troops will appear in a country that is fighting its own people.”

“NATO must play no role in the Ukrainian conflict,” the official told Rossiya-24 network.

He also accused the US of “trying to unload the financial burden of maintaining NATO onto its allies.”

Despite the harsh rhetoric, Moscow left room for potential cooperation with NATO through the NATO-Russia Council, which the foreign ministry said is an “efficient mechanism for consultation and developing common approaches.”

“We will continue to cooperate with the alliance, providing it takes our national interests into account,” Grushko stressed.

NATO cooperation with Russia has been suspended since March, following the ascension of Crimea to the Russian Federation.