Palestine's request that the International Criminal Court investigate crimes allegedly committed by Israel on its territory presents the court with a major investigative and institutional challenge. To this point, the ICC has generally avoided situations where major powers strongly oppose court involvement. The prosecution's cautious selection of situations has in turn allowed for an accommodation between skeptical major powers and the court. An investigation in Palestine, which the United States and other major powers would oppose, could unsettle that fragile truce. This article considers how the situation in Palestine came before the court and analyzes several options available to the ICC prosecutor.

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海牙的巴勒斯坦：司法、地缘政治和国际刑事法院

巴勒斯坦要求国际刑事法院调查据称以色列在其领土上犯下的罪行，这给法院带来了重大的调查和体制挑战。就此而言，国际刑事法院普遍避免了大国强烈反对法院介入的情况。检方对情况的谨慎选择反过来又允许持怀疑态度的大国与法院之间达成妥协。美国和其他大国会反对在巴勒斯坦进行的调查可能会破坏这一脆弱的休战。本文考虑了巴勒斯坦的情况是如何提交法庭的，并分析了国际刑事法院检察官可用的几种选择。