US lawmakers vote to sanction ICC officials for issuing Netanyahu warrant

Should it pass the Senate, ICC's prosecutors and judges would face sanctions and visa bans for going after US nationals or allies.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed its first major foreign policy bill of the 119th Congressional session - in which both chambers are Republican-controlled - to sanction officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The warrant, issued in November, is for war crimes and crimes against humanity during Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. The Biden administration was quick to condemn the warrant at the time. The Biden administration's language is now mirrored in Thursday’s bill that condemns the ICC's actions, entitled the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, which would likely end up on President-elect Donald Trump’s desk if it passes the Senate. For its part, the House voted 243-140-1 to sanction anyone associated with the ICC’s efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any "protected person" of the US and its friends abroad who are not party to the Rome Statute, which established the court. The legislation also mentions the warrant issued against Israel's former defence minister, Yoav Gallant.

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