Chief prosecutor insists ICC has jurisdiction to probe war crimes in ‘Palestine’ – Dismissing arguments by Germany, Australia, Brazil, other countries and law experts, Fatou Bensouda doubles down; ball now in judges’ court | Timesofisrael

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday reiterated her position that Palestine is a state for the purposes of transferring criminal jurisdiction over its territory to The Hague.
Dismissing the legal opinions of several states and dozens of international law scholars, Fatou Bensouda’s view, laid out in great detail in a 60-page document, could pave the way for an investigation of alleged war crimes committed in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.