Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is looking on President Biden to make the most of the U.S.’s affect on the world stage to dam the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) reported plan to concern arrest warrants for prime Israeli officers, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
If true, the warrants can be “baseless and illegitimate” and show a blow to U.S. nationwide safety, Johnson mentioned in an impassioned assertion Monday.
“If unchallenged by the Biden administration, the ICC could create and assume unprecedented power to issue arrest warrants against American political leaders, American diplomats, and American military personnel, thereby endangering our country’s sovereign authority,” the speaker mentioned.
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“Instead of wrongly targeting Israel, the ICC should pursue charges against Iran and its terror proxies, including Hamas, for engaging in horrific war crimes. The Biden administration must immediately and unequivocally demand that the ICC stand down and the U.S. should use every available tool to prevent such an abomination.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for a response.
State Department deputy spokesman Vidant Patel wouldn’t affirm or deny whether or not the U.S. was conscious of the ICC’s reported plans throughout a press briefing on Monday, however he informed reporters, “On this investigation, our position is clear. We continue to believe that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over the Palestinian situation.”
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Israeli officers are involved that the ICC is getting ready arrest warrants over Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, assault by the terrorist group Hamas, the New York Times reported early Monday.
Israel has been accused of blocking humanitarian help to Gaza whereas waging a floor invasion and airstrike marketing campaign so as to get Israeli hostages being held by Hamas again to their houses. But there’s been mounting criticism of Israel on the world stage over the severity of its response.
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Like the U.S., Israel isn’t a member of the ICC, however the Palestinian territories have been admitted in April 2015.
“Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense,” Netanyahu mentioned in a press release on X Friday. “The threat to seize the soldiers and officials of the Middle East’s only democracy and the world’s only Jewish state is outrageous. We will not bow to it.”
“While the ICC will not affect Israel’s actions, it would set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression.”
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