Mon 10 Feb 2020 at 7:30pm

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On 20 December 2019, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced that she is ready to initiate an investigation into the ‘situation of Palestine’. This marks the completion of its five-year preliminary examination which found a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes have or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.

Join Dr Michelle Lesh, a globally recognised expert on international law, to understand what may come up during the potential investigation, including settlement activities, and Hamas and IDF conduct during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza 2014.

One significant aspect of the case is the unexpected step taken by Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who requested that the judges first determine the Court’s ability to exercise jurisdiction. This question, of whether Palestine is a state, has evoked intense reaction from the government of Israel, Diaspora Jews and international law specialists, for reasons including the integrity of the ICC, who can be held to account and what this means for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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