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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-turn-icc-un-bid-fails-154011468.html
Israel Faces New Diplomatic Battle over Palestinian ICC Move
(AFP) Nasser Abu Bakr - After the Palestinians took steps to join the International Criminal Court, unnamed Israeli government officials quoted in Yediot Ahronot said the Palestinians had "declared diplomatic war" on the Jewish state. "The Palestinian intention to turn to the International Criminal Court is an act of belligerence," said Daniel Reisner, former Head of the IDF International Law Branch. "This opens up a new theater of war between Israel and the Palestinians," he said, with fellow commentator Amos Yadlin, director of Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies, agreeing.