HRES 270
114th Congress
House
International Affairs
Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional-executive branch relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Palestinians
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
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.
Introduced: May 18, 2015
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May 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 18, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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