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Palestinian war crimes case faces long road

By Mike Corder, Josef Federman
Published December 4, 2012 5:00am ET
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Palestinian war crimes case faces long road
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 file photo, construction workers are seen at the E-1 construction site near the West bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, a spokeswoman said Israel is moving forward with plans for two major settlement projects in east Jerusalem, even as a senior Palestinian official warned that his government could pursue war crimes charges if Israel doesn't halt such construction. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File) | Sebastian Scheiner

JERUSALEM (AP) — Days after winning upgraded status at the United Nations, the Palestinians are threatening to join the world’s first permanent war crimes court and pursue charges against the Israelis.

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