PLO’s Palestinian National Monitoring Center assists the PA in filing lawsuits at the IJC and ICC

The PA is actively assisting cases at the ICC against Israel even though U.S. funding law bars assistance to the PA if the Palestinians initiate or actively support an ICC investigation targeting Israeli nationals.

PA spokesman and Government Media Center Director and spokesman Dr. Muhammad Abu Al-Rub: "I want to emphasize another important point regarding the Palestinian National Monitoring Center, which was launched by the PLO and was announced a few weeks ago. Today there is a group of researchers 65 legal experts who travel throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The idea is not only to monitor and document the occupation's (i.e., Israel's) crimes but to provide legal documentation according to the standards accepted in international courts. This is important because there are several lawsuits pending today in international courts, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)… When you provide materials and sworn testimonies, which are uploaded to the Palestinian National Monitoring Center's website in several languages, that is also an important effort at documentation that assists legal and human rights institutions, contributes to the Palestinian diplomatic effort, and assists countries currently participating with us in filing [the lawsuits] to establish the rights of our people."

[Official PA TV, Topic of the Day, Aug. 16, 2026]

The Palestinian National Monitoring Center was opened in July 2026 by the PLO Department of Human Rights and Civil Society to document alleged human rights violations by Israel.