The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, is looking into the legal status of questioning and/or arresting IDF soldiers traveling abroad who hold dual citizenship. Which dual citizenships is not mentioned in the report.�
Israel does not accept the ICC despite being among the signatories of the Rome Treaty that brought about the court�s establishment.
The legal experts are probing to see if status of the PA (Palestinian Authority) is close enough to a sovereign country to permit it to file war crimes charges against Israel.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa is a leading force advocating on behalf of the PA and a decision is expected �in the coming months, not years� court officials are indicating.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
