The Palestinian v. The United States, which was filed during the Trump administration following its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the American embassy to it.
In their first appeal to the court in September 2018, the Palestinians claimed that this was a violation of international law, and therefore the actions of the US administration are a war crime.
The tribunal initially planned to hear the Palestinian appeal in June 2021, but it turns out that two months earlier the PA had approached it and asked to freeze the proceedings.
"In a letter to the Registrar of the Court dated April 12, 2021." Thus, the court received the administration's response that the United States "had no objection to the applicant's request.
In view of the views of the parties, the court decided to postpone the hearings until further notice. "
It is estimated that the Palestinians froze the lawsuit to advance the American move to open a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem.
It should be noted that Israel recognizes the freezing of the Palestinian prosecution and defines it as a "technical procedure that can be renewed at any moment."
In an interview with the Al-Arabiya network, the head of the political science department at the University of Hebron, Bilal Alshovsky, explained that "the Palestinian withdrawal is intended to show a gesture of goodwill to Washington to strengthen relations with it. The Palestinian leadership understands that turning to the International Court of Justice will not lead Tangible for the benefit of the Palestinians. "
He said, "Palestine is too weak to advance in dealing with Washington vis-à-vis international institutions. Washington has the ability to bypass all international institutions, even the UN Security Council." A propaganda step as part of the justification for the existence of the PA.
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