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If the PA Uses the ICC Against Israel, Cut Off the $400 Million in U.S. Aid
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - On Friday the Palestinian Authority filed papers to join the treaty that created the International Criminal Court, which would allow investigations against Israel for war crimes. By rights, investigating war crimes would mean investigating the Palestinian terror group Hamas for starting the Gaza conflict by firing thousands of rockets indiscriminately into Israel. But in the upside-down moral universe, Israel will be put in the dock for defending innocent civilians by destroying the missile launchers and the tunnels where Hamas was hiding them. The Palestinian actions won't achieve anything tangible, and the ICC move will also put at risk the $400 million that the U.S. gives the Palestine government each year. Congress has stipulated that the funds be cut off if the PA uses the ICC to make claims against Israel. Palestinian leaders are embracing the fantasy that they can use international pressure to coerce from Israel the territory they will never get until they make concessions to Israeli security and right to exist. The U.S. should make clear that if the Palestinians proceed at the ICC, they will have seen their last dollar of American aid.