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Groups Behind ICC Suits Against Israel, U.S. Have Terrorist Ties
(Israel Hayom) Eldad Beck - The organizations that have sued Israel and the U.S. in the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes have ties to each other, as well as to terrorist organizations, new research from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs reveals. Prominent activists connected to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) - which is listed as a terrorist organization in the U.S. and EU - play a key role in the cooperation between all these entities. The organizations that have tried to bring suits against Israel in the ICC include Al Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, and Al-Dameer, which have links to the PFLP. Al-Haq, the PCHR, and Al-Mezan are members of the International Federation for Human Rights, of which Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin is the general secretary. In the past, Jabarin held a senior position in the PFLP and was sentenced to prison terms in Israel a number of times.