After Palestinian request from ICJ, US warns against ‘unilateral actions’
“We discouraged publicly the Palestinians from moving forward with this ICJ opinion because we didn’t want to see tensions exacerbated,” said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
By OMRI NAHMIAS
Published: JANUARY 10, 2023
WASHINGTON - State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday that “part of the reason why the US opposed the Palestinian move when it comes to the ICJ, [is] knowing that it could potentially only serve to increase tensions.”
“That is exactly what has happened,” he said during the daily press briefing.
“We have been consistent in our own strong opposition to the request for an ICJ advisory opinion concerning Israel,” said Price. “We’ve talked about that before, including last week. We believe this action was counterproductive and will only take the parties further away from the objective of a negotiated two-state solution. We are seeking both sides to take steps to move them closer to a negotiated two-state solution.”
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“We discouraged publicly the Palestinians from moving forward with this ICJ opinion because we didn’t want to see tensions exacerbated,” said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
By OMRI NAHMIAS
Published: JANUARY 10, 2023
WASHINGTON - State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday that “part of the reason why the US opposed the Palestinian move when it comes to the ICJ, [is] knowing that it could potentially only serve to increase tensions.”
“That is exactly what has happened,” he said during the daily press briefing.
“We have been consistent in our own strong opposition to the request for an ICJ advisory opinion concerning Israel,” said Price. “We’ve talked about that before, including last week. We believe this action was counterproductive and will only take the parties further away from the objective of a negotiated two-state solution. We are seeking both sides to take steps to move them closer to a negotiated two-state solution.”
more........... https://www.jpost.com/international/article-728094