Conservative Friends of Israel urge UK to oppose ICC’s war crimes investigation
CFI’s August 2015 delegation to Israel: Eric Pickles MP, Guto Bebb MP, Bob Blackman MP, John Howell MP, Matthew Offord MP, Andrew Percy MP, Chloe Smith MP and Heather Wheeler MP
MEMO | February 14, 2020
The Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) has urged the UK government to directly oppose the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s decision to open an investigation into war crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, senior CFI officials MP Stephen Crabb, Lord Pickles and Lord Polak, argue that “as a non-state actor the Palestinians do not meet the legal requirements of the Rome Statute”, according to a CFI press release.
In the letter, the Westminster lobby group acknowledges that “the ICC is an important institution that the UK should continue to support”, but then goes on to claim that “the Court does not have jurisdiction over the territories”.
“We would urge the UK Government to join our close allies the United States, Australia and Germany in publicly cautioning against the politization of the ICC,” CFI continued.
“The Palestinian request for ICC intervention seeks to exploit the Court, involving it in alleged crimes that do not meet the legal requirements of the Rome Statute,” the CFI stated. “This undermines the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by incentivising the demonisation and vilification of each side.”
Another argument used by CFI is to suggest that the ICC probe into war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory could have implications for UK armed forces.
“An inquiry of this nature would also set a dangerous precedent that could lead to prosecutions against the brave men and women of our armed forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, initiated in the ICC by non-state actors,” the CFI letter states.
Today marks the deadline for the UK, and other governments, “to request leave to file a written observation to the ICC”, CFI notes, urging the UK to do so, and “raise important concerns about the ICC’s lack of jurisdiction over this matter and the dangerous precedent it would set”.
“The UK [should] stand with Israel against this dangerous probe.”
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This gave me a pretty good belly laugh. Thanks. It looks like no body has jurisdiction over Israel’s crimes. Makes sense since nothing ever seems to happen about it.
One shekel to rule them all…
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This gave me a belly-laugh. Thanks. The smell of desperation reeks through Israel’s sorry pores. At any rate, I guess there’s no international body that has jurisdiction over Israel’s crimes. I suppose, if there were, it would be accused of anti-semitism.
One shekel to rule them all.
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So this new system keeps me from commenting. Okay, well, it’s been grand. Seeya.
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(I mean honestly! The Bible itself speaks very clearly about the whore of Babylon. Are you trying to censor the Bible?) I assume wordpress didn’t allow my other comments because I used the word $$$re for Saudi Arabia. I don’t actually know the new rules. Just assuming…I guess I missed the big announcement.)
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But before I leave, I’d like to invite you all to look at the faces of all those humans in the photo of The Conservative Friends of Israel. Just look. See their smiling faces. Don’t they all look so normal and obese? They all seem very well fed, don’t you agree? Overly so, in fact. Oh right, mustn’t shame for looks. That’s a logical fallacy, or something.
Look at all their smiling faces in front of the menorah. Blue and white like the flag of Israel.
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They wouldn’t know King David if he came up and kissed them on the lips. The star of “David”? WARNING done been warned.
And here we are today.
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It must be the end times. Halleluiah!
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(Hint: anytime you’re dealing with a jew, speak the name Jesus Christ and see what happens. You’ll be amazed. That’s the only name that has power, btw.)
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(I mean honestly! The Bible itself speaks very clearly about the $$ore of Babylon. Are you trying to censor the Bible? I assume wordpress didn’t allow my other comments because I used the word $$$re for Saudi Arabia. I don’t actually know the new rules. Just assuming…I guess I missed the big announcement.)
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Dear aletho, this new system is truly egregious. There is no reason at all why my last comment would have been duplicated. I did not do that. Argh. Is there an AMEN anywhere?
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Of course, in the end, it’s the responsibility of the man, right? They try to put it off on the woman abdicating responsibility, as usual. But isn’t it the man who’s responsible in the end.
I am not confused about what is a man or woman.
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Hey, all you men, stand up. Let’s have look.
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Let’s have *a* look.
Sure, of course I should correct everything I type on the internet.
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Let’s have a look, men. Oops, it must be Judgement Day.
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“The Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) has urged the UK government to directly oppose the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s decision to open an investigation into war crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory”.
Gee, Britain’s answer to AIPAC is pressuring the UK Govt to oppose to oppose the ICC’s case against War Crimes……..That’s virtually an admission of guilt, I would say……
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