The Palestinian Authority handed over its written submissions to the International Court of Justice on Monday in order to get a legal opinion on the nature of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza Strip. The hand-over came during a meeting in The Hague between PA Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Al-Maliki and ICJ Registrar Philippe Gautier. Al-Maliki stressed that the submissions are the implementation of UN General Assembly resolutions and ICJ decisions. The move, he explained, is part of the diplomatic and legal action led by the PA to preserve the rights of the Palestinians and protect them from crimes committed by Israel, the illegal occupying power, with the goal of holding Israeli war … Continue reading Palestine hands over written submissions against Israeli occupation to ICJ