"I ask everyone, starting with the Israeli government, but also certain European governments, not to intimidate the judges, not to threaten them," Borrell said today during an interview with Spanish public television TVE, calling for "respect for the International Criminal Court".

 As a prelude to taking over the land, Israeli colonists today erected tents on Palestinian residents’ land in the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, according to local activist, Ibrahim Abayat.
The activist told WAFA that over 30 Israeli colonists, backed by the occupation forces, broke into the village of Umm Safa and set up several tents in the Jabal al-Ras area; an estimated area of about 300 meters.
The land threatened with seizure by the illegal colonists belongs to the village of Umm Safa, the nearby town of Deir As-Sudan, and the 'Ajjul village.