Republicans seek help from secretary of state after prosecutor Karim Khan requests arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu

Joe Biden and his political opponents have sharply criticized Khan’s announcement, arguing the court does not have jurisdiction over the Gaza conflict and raising concerns over process.

At an earlier hearing on Tuesday, Blinken said he would work with Congress on an appropriate response, calling the ICC’s move “profoundly wrong-headed”.

In 2020, Donald Trump’s administration accused the ICC of infringing on US national sovereignty when it authorized an investigation into war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The US targeted court staff, including then-prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, with asset freezes and travel bans.

  • not_that_guy05@lemmy.world
    171·
    6 months ago

    If you don’t follow the rules why be in it? What the fuck is the point of it? Was Trump right and now that Democrats are in, it makes no difference?

    Then nothing should happen to the rest of the arrest warrants against other people from other countries.

    • ultranaut@lemmy.world
      22·
      6 months ago

      The US is not a member of the ICC and has been opposed to its existence from the start. While it’s true the ICC tends to be popular with a large percentage of Democrats, there’s always been bipartisan support for shitting on it.

    • cbarrick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      We are sooo not members of the ICC.

      Like, the US has a law on the books allowing the president to unilaterally order an invasion of the Netherlands if the ICC tries to prosecute an American.