Palestinian Authority wants to place Israeli Attorney General on trial at the International Criminal Court

"The Palestinian Authority's (PA) information ministry on Sunday attacked Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and called for him to be placed on trial due to his decision to approve new construction in 'the settlements'".

In a statement it issued, the PA ministry called Mandelblit's decision a 'defiance of UN Security Council resolutions against colonialism and an encouragement and legitimization of terrorism and extremism.'

The statement added that Mandelblit and the legal system of the 'occupation' should be taken to the International Criminal Court for their assistance in stealing Palestinian land, violating international law, implementing state-sponsored terrorism and adopting practices used by gangs.

The ministry called on the UN Security Council to act urgently to implement Resolution 2334, which it passed in late December and which demands that Israel 'cease settlement activity in the territories occupied in 1967, including in Jerusalem.'

It further urged justice ministers in the free world and legal organizations to try to bring Mandelblit to justice, claiming he proves that the Israeli legal system is helping the 'army of the occupation, the colonialists and the extreme right to steal Palestinian land.'"