Reports: Abbas made his statement during a meeting with reporters and writers at his Ramallah office, in the central West Bank. “We have already started the preparations for filing the application at the Security Council,” Abbas said. “We are seeking our right to an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, we want a clear timetable,
Abbas: “We Will Join ICC Should Our Sec. Council Bid Fail”
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority would go ahead with its plan to join the International Criminal Court, should the Palestinian UN Security Council bid for setting a time frame for ending the Israeli occupation fail, or be vetoed by the United States.