FACT CHECK · ICJ ADVISORY OPINION
Claim: 26 countries asked the ICJ for the 2024 opinion
FALSETHE ANSWER
Request came from UNGA res. 77/247 (30 Dec 2022): 87 for, 26 against, 53 abstained. The 26 voted AGAINST, incl. US, UK, Germany, Canada. Israel signed Rome Statute 2000, never ratified; not a member.
SOURCE
UNGA 77/247 · 30 Dec 2022 · Rome Statute (Israel unsigned 2002)
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