Israel lobbies foreign powers to cut ICC funding
 

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T...AST-ISRAEL.JPGBy Thomas Escritt and Dan Williams JERUSALEM/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Israel is lobbying member-states of the International Criminal Court to cut funding for the tribunal in response to its launch of an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the country's foreign minister said on Sunday. The ICC did **t immediately respond to the news, but experts thought it unlikely that the lobbying effort was likely to persuade the countries that contribute most to the court to reduce their funding. Israel, which like the United States does **t belong to the ICC, hopes to dent funding for the court that is drawn from the 122 member-states in accordance with the size of their eco**mies, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said. "We will demand of our friends in Canada, in Australia and in Germany simply to stop funding it," he told Israel Radio.




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