The ICC’s Decision on Territorial Jurisdiction

Background

The Palestinian Authority’s Relationship to the ICC

The ICC Prosecutor’s Preliminary Examination into the “Palestine Situation”

Prosecutor’s Determination on the Preliminary Examination, 20 Dec 2019

Prosecutor’s Request for a Ruling on the Court’s Jurisdiction, 22 Jan 2020

Amicus Submissions to the Court on the Question of Jurisdiction

Synopsis of the Pro-Israel Submissions

Prosecutor’s Response to Amicus Submissions

Other Internet Sites Covering the Matter

- Israel & the International Criminal Court
- The ICC Judgment – International Legal Forum

Initial Reactions to the Court’s Ruling:

U.S. Department of State, Opposing International Criminal Court Attempts to Affirm Territorial Jurisdiction Over the Palestinian Situation, 5 Feb 2021
Times of Israel Staff, Netanyahu: An ICC investigation of Israel would be ‘pure anti-Semitism’
Amb. Alan Baker, The Blogs, The Times of Israel, This flawed decision turns the ICC itself into just one more Israel-basher, 6 Feb 2021
Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs on International Criminal Court’s decision, 7 Feb 2021
Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, Facing possible ICC probe, Israel still has options, 7 Feb 2021
Jerusalem Post Editorial, ICC investigation into Israeli ‘war crimes’ an immoral decision, 7 Feb 2021
Alex Nachumson, Arutz Sheva, Only an Israel victory over Palestinian Lawfare will stop the ICC process, 8 Feb 2021
Robert Howse, Just Security, Int’l Criminal Court’s Positive Step on Investigation, 8 Feb 2021
Stephen Daisley, The Spectator, The ICC is playing politics by targeting Israel, 8 Feb 2021
Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, Is Palestine a State?, 9 Feb 2021
UN News, New ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice, 9 Feb 2021
Kevin Jon Heller, Opinio Juris, The Gray Lady Botches Judge Kovács’ Dissent, 10 Feb 2021
Times of Israel Staff, Germany, Hungary back Israel in opposing ICC ruling on war crimes probe, 10 Feb 2021
Heiko Maas, German Foreign Minister, Tweet, 10 Feb 2021
Pnina Sharvit Baruch, INSS Insight No. 1436, A Green Light for the ICC to Open an Investigation of Israel, 10 Feb 2021
Richard Kemp, Gatestone Institute, The International Criminal Court Threatens Middle East Peace, 11 Feb 2021
Amb. Dore Gold, Israel Hayom, Israel Must Fight Back Against the ICC and Not Be Intimidated, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 11 Feb 2021
Caroline Glick, The ICC’s European puppet masters, 12 Feb 2021
Melanie Phillips, The absurd malevolence of the International Criminal Court, 12 Feb. 2021
Arutz Sheva Staff, Knesset bill outlines plan to defend Israel from International Criminal Court probe, 17 Feb 2021
Times of Israel, Staff and Jacob Magid, Western envoys warn ICC its future is at risk over probe of Israel, Palestinians, 4 Mar 2021

Commentary and Analysis

Ori Beeri and Pnina Sharvit Baruch, The Changing of the Guard at the International Criminal Court: Prospects for Israel, 27 Jun 2021
Alan Baker, Jerusalem Issue Brief, Refuting the Palestinian Allegation to the ICC that Israeli Settlements Are a War Crime, 2 May 2021
Talia Einhorn, Mida, Israel and the ICC: A lesson in hypocrisy, double-standards and discrimination, 13 Apr 2021
Yaakov Lappin, Begin-Sadat Center, ICC Attempts to Place Israel on a Par with Terror Armies, 8 Apr 2021
Anne Herzberg, Begin-Sadat Center, Should Israel Cooperate with the ICC?, 25 Mar 2021
Gatestone Institute, The International Criminal Court Violates Its Statute, 4 Mar 2021
Kai Ambos, EJIL Talk, “Solid jurisdictional basis”? The ICC’s fragile jurisdiction, 2 Mar 2021
Shurat HaDin, Special Report on the ICC Ruling, February 2021
International Assn. of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, The ICC Decision on the “Situation in Palestine” , February 2021
Friends of Israel Initiative, Letter to the Newly Elected ICC Prosecutor, 19 Feb 2021
NGO Monitor, FAQs: The International Criminal Court and the “Situation in Palestine”, 16 Feb 2021 (updated, 4 Mar 2021)
International Legal Forum, The ICC Decision on Territorial Jurisdiction: What Does it Mean and What is Next? , February 2021
International Legal Forum, Why the ICC Decision on “Palestine” Should Concern You
Dov Jacobs, Joshua Kern and Daniel Reisner, Opinio Juris, Implications for the ICC on the Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation, 4 Jan 2021
Ahmed Abofoul, Opinio Juris, The Oslo Accords and the ICC’s Jurisdiction, 28 Jul 2020

Title	Location	Dates
First Assembly	Geneva	Nov.15- Dec. 18, 1920
Second Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 5 - Oct. 5, 1921
Third Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 4 - Sept. 30, 1922
Fourth Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 3 - Sept. 29, 1923
Fifth Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 1 - Oct. 2, 1924
Sixth Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 7 - Sept. 26, 1925
Special Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Mar. 8 - Mar.17, 1926
Seventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 6 - Sept. 25, 1926
Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 5 - Sept.27, 1927
Ninth Ordinary Session of Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 3 - Sept. 26, 1928
Tenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 2 - Sept. 25, 1929
Eleventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 10 - Oct. 4, 1930
Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 7 - Sept. 29, 1931
Special Session of the Assembly Convened in Virtue of Article 15 of the Covenant at the Request of the Chinese Government	Geneva	March 3 - Dec. 9, 1932
Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 26 - Oct. 17, 1932
Fourteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 23 - Oct. 11, 1933
Fifteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 10 - Sept. 27, 1934
Special Session of the Assembly Convened in Virtue of Article 15 of the Covenant and in Accordance with the Assembly of September 27th, 1934	Geneva	Nov. 20 - Nov. 24, 1934
Sixteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 9 - Oct. 11, 1935
Sixteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly Part Two	Geneva	June 30 - July 4, 1936
Seventeenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 21 - Oct. 10, 1936
Special Session of the Assembly Convened for the Purpose of Considering the Request of the Kingdom of Egypt for Admission to the League of Nations	Geneva	May 26 - May 27, 1937
Eighteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 13 - Oct. 6, 1937
Nineteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Sept. 12 - Sept. 30, 1938
Twentieth Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	Dec. 11 - Dec. 14, 1939
Twentieth (Conclusion) and Twenty-first Ordinary Session of the Assembly	Geneva	April 8 - April 18, 1946

Country or Territory	1948 Jewish Poplulation	1972 Jewish Population	Recent Estimates

Morocco	250,000–265,000	31,000	2,500–2,700 (2006)	2,100 (2019)
Algeria	140,000	1,000	≈0	<50 (2014)
Tunisia	50,000–105,000	8,000	900–1,000 (2008)	1,000 (2019)
Libya	35,000–38,000	50	0	0 (2014)
North Africa - Total	475,000–548,000	≈40,000	3,400–3,700	3,550
Iraq	135,000–140,000	500	5 (2013)	5-7 (2014)
Egypt	75,000–80,000	500	100 (2006)	100 (2019)
Yemen and Aden	53,000–63,000	500	320 (2008)	90 (2014)-50 (2016)
Syria	15,000–30,000	4,000	100 (2006)	17 (2014)-100 (2019)
Lebanon	5,000[76]–20,000	2,000	20–40 (2006)	100 (2012)
Bahrain	550–600		50 (2008)	36 (2007)
Sudan	350		≈0	≈0
North Africa & Arab Countries - Total	758,350–881,350	<45,800	<3,795-4,345	<3,802-3,762
Afghanistan	5000	500	2 (2001)	0 (2021)
Bangladesh	Unknown		175–3,500 (2009)	75-100 (2012)
Iran	65,232 (1956)	62,258 (1976) - 80,000	9,252 (2006)	8,300 (2019)
Pakistan	2,000–2,500	250	200 (2009)	>900 (2017)
Turkey	80,000	30,000	17,800 (2006)	14,800 (2019)
Non-Arab Muslim Countries - Total	202,000–282,500	110,750	32,100	≈24,000