Since Palestine is not a full UN member state, The Hague says it cannot investigate misdeeds committed there

The International Criminal Court (CC-BY Jemimus, Flickr)
While pro-Israel advocates hailed the decision as a victory in the arena of “lawfare,” the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem greeted it with a lukewarm response.
A few days after Operation Cast Lead, in early 2009, Palestinian Justice Minister Ali Khashan wrote to the International Criminal Cour asking it to investigate Israel’s conduct in the West Bank and Gaza.









