U.S. senator threatens aid cut to Palestinians over ICC move

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_dXfzOkxO4ZmdE7Q9a_UIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-01-19T233833Z_1_LYNXMPEB0I0UH_RTROPTP_2_USA-CONGRESS.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/u-senator-threatens-aid-cut-palestinians-over-icc-225848624.html)By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians could lose annual U.S. aid if they file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court which they joined this month over American and Israeli protests, a senior U.S. Republican senator said on Monday. Lindsey Graham, part of a seven-member delegation of senators visiting Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, said existing U.S. legislation "would cut off aid to the Palestinians if they filed a complaint" against Israel. At a news conference in Jerusalem, Graham called the Palestinian step "a bastardising of the role of the ICC.




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