United States expressed before the International Court of Justice on Wednesday evening its rejection of legally obliging Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories without obtaining security guarantees. According to the Washington Times, 52 countries this week expressed their opinion during public hearings before the International Court of Justice, which was asked to provide a “non-binding advisory opinion” on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967. The hearings began on Monday with three-hour testimonies by Palestinian officials who accused the Israelis of running a system of “colonialism and racial segregation”. Most of the countries that have expressed their opinion so far have called on Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, but Washington had a different opinion. The legal adviser at the US State Department, Richard Visek, said, “The court should not conclude that Israel is legally obliged to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from the occupied territories.” He added that “any move towards Israel’s withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza requires consideration of Israel’s actual security needs.” These hearings come amid increasing international legal pressure on Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip that broke out on October 7 last year.
United States expressed before the International Court of Justice on Wednesday evening its rejection of legally obliging Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories without obtaining security guarantees. According to the Washington Times, 52 countries this week expressed their opinion during public hearings before the International Court of Justice, which was asked to provide a “non-binding advisory opinion” on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967. The hearings began on Monday with three-hour testimonies by Palestinian officials who accused the Israelis of running a system of “colonialism and racial segregation”. Most of the countries that have expressed their opinion so far have called on Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, but Washington had a different opinion. The legal adviser at the US State Department, Richard Visek, said, “The court should not conclude that Israel is legally obliged to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from the occupied territories.” He added that “any move towards Israel’s withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza requires consideration of Israel’s actual security needs.” These hearings come amid increasing international legal pressure on Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip that broke out on October 7 last year.
United States expressed before the International Court of Justice on Wednesday evening its rejection of legally obliging Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories without obtaining security guarantees. According to the Washington Times, 52 countries this week expressed their opinion during public hearings before the International Court of Justice, which was asked to provide a “non-binding advisory opinion” on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967. The hearings began on Monday with three-hour testimonies by Palestinian officials who accused the Israelis of running a system of “colonialism and racial segregation”. Most of the countries that have expressed their opinion so far have called on Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, but Washington had a different opinion. The legal adviser at the US State Department, Richard Visek, said, “The court should not conclude that Israel is legally obliged to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from the occupied territories.” He added that “any move towards Israel’s withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza requires consideration of Israel’s actual security needs.” These hearings come amid increasing international legal pressure on Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip that broke out on October 7 last year.
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Washington refuses to oblige Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories without guarantees
 
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