pave the way for the internationalization of the conflict as a legal matter, not only a political one. It would also pave the way for us to pursue claims against Israel at the United Nations, human rights treaty bodies and the International Court of Justice." The Palestinians' defeat at the ICC is a clear victory for justice and commonsense. However, the vexatious brief should never have even got this far and ought to have been thrown out after the first glance. Furthermore, the ICC's decision is also the umpteenth reminder to the Palestinians that only direct and bona fide negotiations with Israel, and not unilateral actions at the UN or international fora, will bring about statehood for them. As things stand Palestine will never receive state status because the required security council recommendation will inevitably be vetoed by the US and Israel, and that is the case even though Palestine has observer status and is recognized by 130 countries and UNESCO. So they must continue to be bombed, buzzed, falsely imprisoned, tortured, humiliated, marginalized, stalked - and all by a "democratic" country abetted by another "democratic" country. If that isn't ridiculous, what is? fogamirror: As things stand Palestine will never receive state status because "[By] making a non-judicial finding that the ICC cannot act without a determination by the United Nations or the ICC Assembly of States Parties that the Palestinian Authority is a state, the Office of the Prosecutor is sending a message to those who committed crimes under