UN votes to give Palestinians 'non-member state' status

[adz]

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"A major concern for the Americans is that the Palestinians could use their new status to join the International Criminal Court and pursue possible war crimes charges against Israel."

And this is bad because?

 

[redrumloa]

Would the trial be fair to either party? Unlikely. The UN is a bunch of unelected criminals with their own agenda.

 

[metalman]

Refugees will not be citizens of new state

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This would not only apply to refugees in countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan or the other 132 countries where Abdullah says Palestinians reside, but “even Palestinian refugees who are living in [refugee camps] inside the [Palestinian] state, they are still refugees. They will not be considered citizens.”

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

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"A major concern for the Americans is that the Palestinians could use their new status to join the International Criminal Court and pursue possible war crimes charges against Israel."

And this is bad because?

Sux when the weak are allowed to use the law.