Statement

The State of Palestine welcomes the referral to the International Criminal Court on the Situation in the State of Palestine by the Republic of South Africa, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Union of Comoros, and the republic of Djibouti. 

The international impunity Israel enjoys and has enjoyed for 75 years must come to an end. 

On the heels of the deadliest year for the Palestinian people and a catastrophic humanitarian situation caused by the commission of crimes listed in the Rome Statute, the referral is asking the Office of the Prosecutor to vigorously investigate the crimes under its jurisdiction and within the context of the Situation in the State of Palestine. 

The State of Palestine recalls that States Parties to the Rome Statute indeed have a responsibility and an obligation to cooperate with the Court and ensure an objective, impartial, and independent  investigation.