Tamar Hostovsky Brandes
@tamarhostovsky.bsky.social
Professor of international and constitutional law, Ono Academic College, Senior research fellow at the Institute for Israeli Thought, co-chair of the Israeli chapter of ICON-s.
4. Not long ago, it was Israel who objected to the ICC’s jurisdiction in the situation of Palestine on the grounds, among other things, that recognition of a Palestinian state was contrary to the Oslo Accords which prohibited unilateral action and where still
in force, despite violations.
in force, despite violations.
August 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
4. Not long ago, it was Israel who objected to the ICC’s jurisdiction in the situation of Palestine on the grounds, among other things, that recognition of a Palestinian state was contrary to the Oslo Accords which prohibited unilateral action and where still
in force, despite violations.
in force, despite violations.
3. For those arguing that this has always been Israel’s position - there is a difference between a political position put forward within the context of future negotiations, and one that is used *now* as legal ground to justify unilateral actions.
August 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
3. For those arguing that this has always been Israel’s position - there is a difference between a political position put forward within the context of future negotiations, and one that is used *now* as legal ground to justify unilateral actions.
2. And if the West Bank is now treated by Israel as part of its own territory, how does it explain that Palestinian residents of it do not have equal rights, including the right to vote and freedom of movement?
August 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
2. And if the West Bank is now treated by Israel as part of its own territory, how does it explain that Palestinian residents of it do not have equal rights, including the right to vote and freedom of movement?