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UN Special Rapporteur: Israeli Settlements Constitute War Crimes

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  • 9 Jul 2021 17:44
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The UN Rapporteur at the Human Rights Council concludes, according to the Rome Statute, that the Israeli settlement activities in the occupied territories are considered war crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

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  • Human Rights Council: Israeli settlement activities are an ongoing war crime in the 1967 territories.
    Human Rights Council: Israeli settlement activities violate international law. 

Al-Mayadeen's correspondent in Geneve reported that the Human Rights Council discussed the UN Special Rapporteur report on the human rights situation in the occupied territories since 1967. 

The UN Special Rapporteur report on the Occupied Territories concluded, after an in-depth analysis of the Rome Statute, that Israeli settlement actions constitute an "ongoing war crime, under the mandatory jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court." 

The Special Rapporteur urged the international community "to support the International Criminal Court prosecutor to investigate the allegation that Israeli settlements violate the Rome Statute." 

In addition, the UN rapporteur called on "Israel" to dismantle its settlements to abide by the Rome Statute. 

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