Abbas rolls statehood dice with International Criminal Court move

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yIu1iQZEDUSM.yrm7MEUWQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-01-05T135459Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEB040EU_RTROPTP_2_CNEW S-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/abbas-rolls-statehood-dice-international-criminal-court-move-135459334.html)By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still k**ws how to shake things up. But his decision last week to join the International Criminal Court is a high-risk move that may set back the ultimate goal: an independent Palestinian state. Frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations with Israel - the last, fruitless talks broke down in April - and the failure of his New Year's Eve statehood bid at the United Nations, Abbas followed through on a long-promised threat to join the ICC, filing the relevant documents on Jan. 2. ...




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