(VOVworld) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) will stop its attempt to prosecute Israel for war crimes in the International Criminal Court (ICC) if Israel stops building Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Palestinian President Mahmouh Abbas - (photo: reuters)

An anonymous senior official close to Palestinian President Mahmouh Abbas said the PA announced the ultimatum through Jordan and Egypt.  The PA warned that all security coordination with Israel will cease if Israel does not unfreeze tax revenues of 127 million USD owed to the PA.