✓US opposes unconditional Israeli withdrawal without security guarantees at ICJ.
✓ICJ hearing 50 countries on legal consequences of Israeli occupation.
✓Previous speakers call for end to Israeli occupation since 1967.
✓US argues against immediate withdrawal due to security concerns
.✓ US urges ICJ to consider UN framework for two-state solution.
✓US vetoed UN Security Council draft for immediate ceasefire.
✓Analyst criticizes US stance prioritizing negotiation strategy over court’s ruling.
✓Egypt, Russia, France present views on legality of Israeli occupation.
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The United States has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it should not order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories without security guarantees.
The ICJ, also known as the World Court, is hearing from about 50 countries throughout the week to present their arguments on the issue of a nonbinding opinion on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation.
Previous speakers including South Africa and Saudi Arabia have demanded that Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, which came after its victory in the six-day Arab-Israeli war in 1967.
But on Wednesday, the acting legal adviser for the US State Department, Richard Visek, took a different approach.
