Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the Palestinian Authority's purported accession to the International Criminal Court for the purpose of initiating prosecutions against Israeli soldiers, citizens, officials, and leaders.

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Expresses the sense of Congress that: the Palestinian Authority (PA) should withdraw its application for International Criminal Court (ICC) membership, cease attempts to initiate or encourage frivolous and politically motivated war-crimes prosecutions against Israelis via the ICC or any other international or national judicial body, and demonstrate its viability as a peace partner by returning to bilateral negotiations with Israel; the organs of the ICC should oppose the PA's politicization of international law by rescinding Palestinian membership in the ICC; the ICC should defer to Israeli jurisdiction and the Israeli military and civilian judicial systems in cases involving Israeli citizens; and the Administration should begin immediate consultations with Congress concerning Palestinian state-level membership in the ICC.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 May 2015

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