'Palestine' will become an official member of the ICC in early March, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Friday. In an interview with a Lebanese TV station, Erekat acknowledged the failure of a resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal by 2017 to win sufficient support at the United Nations Security Council. The recent vote at the UN was a clear 'message' to Washington, Erekat said, even as the Palestinians were 'aware' the resolution would not pass.
