The International Criminal Court had issued a warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and his former Minister of Defense.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump enacted an executive order on February 6th allowing the imposition of sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged bias against Israel and the United States.
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Joab Gallant, and bravely about Israeli actions in Gaza in response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7th. I’ve become brave.
“This malicious act threatens to infringe on US sovereignty and undermine the important national security and foreign policy activities of the US government, including Israel, and our allies,” he continued.
Both the United States and Israel are Roman law parties, and in 2002 they founded the ICC.
The ICC criticized the executive order, saying it would hurt “independent and fair judicial activities.”
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The Hague Court continued, “The personnel are standing firm and, in all the circumstances before, we continue to pledge to continue to hope for atrocities around the world to millions of innocent victims around the world.” I promise that.”
A court based in The Hague, Netherlands arrests and prosecutes foreigners for crimes against humanity. Currently, 125 countries are based on laws.
What the executive order says
The executive order paves the way in which the United States “paves the way in which the ICC sanctions individuals who have directly tried to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute people protected without the consent of the state of nationality.
These sanctions consist of blocking those people from entering the United States and having assets.
Families of licensed people may also be affected.
Additionally, the executive order prohibits support for people approved by the United States.
Additionally, Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent has requested that the president submit a report to the president by April 7th.
“The United States remains committed to accountability and peaceful cultivation of international order, but the ICC and the parties to Roman law must respect the decisions of the United States and other countries. Their rights and rights of the respective countries “Privilege of,” Trump said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump will ask questions from members of the Washington White House press on February 4, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
ICC accusations against Netanyahu and Gallant
The ICC issued a warrant against Netanyahu in November last year and a warrant against Guarant “for crimes against crimes and war crimes” between October 8, 2023 and May 20, 2024.
They were accused of “the crime of hunger of war was accused of as a way of war.” and crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumanity. ”
Netanyahu and Gallant criticize the warrant, the former accusing the ICC of “absurd and false behavior,” while the latter “sets dangerous precedents for self-defense and moral war rights and encourages murderous terrorism.” He said.
Gallant was fired as Minister of Defense in November.
All three died after that.
A sign showing the portraits of Hamas leaders Mohamed Daef (R) and Ismail Hannie along with the slogan “Assassinated” written in Hebrew in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 2, 2024 I’m walking near. Oren ZIV/AFP via Getty Images
The Senate did not pass the ICC sanctions bill
The executive order comes more than a week after the Senate failed to advance the bill to sanction the ICC.
All but one Senate Democrat voted against the call to solidify on the measure. This would have asked for 60 votes to overcome the filibuster that applies to most laws at the top of the Congress.
The bill would have allowed them to slap sanctions against those involved in the ICC’s work, not with the parties of the US, Israel and other allies, but with the US, Israel and other allies.
Furthermore, this measure would have stopped US support for the ICC.
Democrats argued that the bill was too broad and would allow sanctions on American companies doing business with the Hague Court.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer argued that the bill would allow Trump to “arbitrarily sanction the headquarters of our allies.”
It should be decided whether the bill will be changed or whether it will be raised again. The bill previously passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote.
