Mandelblit: "According to international law - there is no such thing as a state of Palestine" | Israel Today

The spokesman went against the court's decision in The Hague, saying: "Palestine has no borders or no authority to judge Israelis" • "Does not see an immediate risk, but is preparing to open an investigation"

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit referred to the International Court of Justice's decision in The Hague to open a war crimes investigation against Israel, saying: "There is no such thing as a Palestinian state under international law, and I do not see any immediate risk to any Israeli." "We are making preparations in case an investigation is opened." Mandelblit made the remarks at the Channel 7 website's conference.

"The International Court of Justice in The Hague investigates Israel for completely false war crimes" // Photo: PM spokeswoman

"This decision should be regretted. The head of the tribunal, who was in the minority, describes and interprets things exactly as we described them - there is no such thing as a state of Palestine under international law. So did eight significant states that joined our position, as well as international scholars." Note Mandelblit.

"According to the Oslo Accords, there is no such thing as a state of Palestine, it has no borders and it has no authority to judge Israelis. This is an unfortunate and wrong decision by the majority," he said.

Mandelblit clarified that he does not fear or see an immediate risk to Israelis, and emphasized that no investigation has yet been opened and that the State of Israel is preparing for a case to be opened. 

He further stated: "This tribunal was established to fight atrocities. There are atrocities in the world. The State of Israel does not commit atrocities, we have laws of war, we have a glorious court, which is the name of the world in terms of the rule of law. "I hope it does not come to light in the investigation."