Biden officials privately pushed Abbas to shelve ICC probe against Israel | The Times of Israel
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La diplomatie US multiplie les pressions sur l’ « Autorité » palestinienne pour qu’elle renonce à collaborer aux procédures de la Cour international de Justice contre #Israël.
Nonetheless, Biden officials have several times urged Abbas and other senior figures in the PA to renounce the ICC investigation, arguing that it exacerbates efforts to keep dimming prospects for a two-state solution alive and antagonizes Israel, the Middle Eastern diplomat said.
Abbas, for his part, has bucked the requests, maintaining that he has every right to pursue the probe and that it is one of the few avenues he has to peacefully confront Israel, the diplomat explained. Distancing himself from the ICC probe would also be a highly unpopular move among Palestinians for the PA president, who is already facing a severe legitimacy crisis.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said last week that he would not meet with Abbas, given the latter’s decision to bring Israel before the Hague, adding that he also opposes entering negotiations with the PA leader over a potential Palestinian state.