H.E. Ambassador Salah Abdel Shafi, Ambassador of Palestine to Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, gave iGlobenews an exclusive one-hour interview. He discussed the situation in Gaza, the future of Palestine, the ongoing war, the possibility of peace and the real danger of escalation. He stressed the dire humanitarian situation facing the Palestinians in Gaza. He raised key questions such as: will the West commit to international law, or will Israel’s western allies continue to shield it from prosecution by the ICJ and ICC? International law and international humanitarian law (IHL) is not a menu one can choose from--it applies to everyone or no one. Only a two-state solution backed by the UN and all UNSC permanent members can guarantee a lasting peace in the Middle East.