Senate Democrats block legislation to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants
US Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to advance legislation sanctioning the International Criminal Court over the arrest warrants it issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza against Hamas.
Barrasso to target ICC in floor speech supporting sanctions legislation
The No. 2 Senate Republican plans to condemn the ICC for its embrace of ‘the legal fiction and the moral fraud that Israel violates human rights, that sovereignty doesn’t matter and that Israel has no right to defend itself.
US Senate blocks bill sanctioning ICC over Israeli arrest warrants
UN experts have warned that US sanctions over Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest warrant would erode international order.
Democrats betrayed Israel and US interests on the ICC
They effectively blocked sanctions on an antisemitic International Criminal Court because it impacted those who enable it. Then they blamed the GOP.
Chuck Schumer’s Democrats Block Trump’s ICC Sanctions
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led effort to advance legislation imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing concerns about its broad impact on US allies and businesses, most notably Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against whom the ICC had issued an arrest warrant.
US Senate Blocks Bill to Impose Sanctions on International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.
Senate Dems block ICC sanctions bill in Schumer-urged show of unity
Senate Democrats blocked a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court on Tuesday after Republicans rejected changes addressing their concerns. Why it matters: The vote is a show of unity from Senate Democrats and is their first concrete action since President Trump's inauguration to thwart the GOP agenda.
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‘Deeply Disappointed’: Fetterman Slams His Own Party For Shielding International Court Trying To Arrest Netanyahu
Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman expressed his disappointment in the outcome of the International Criminal Court ...
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Trump revokes Biden order that ended 2020 sanctions targeting the ICC
During his previous term, US president announced action against any court official probing American troops; Biden ...
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Goodbye, Genocide Joe… Off you go!
Before you shuffle off the world stage in a stupor for the last time, 'Genocide Joe', let's review your legacy report card.
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ICC Prosecutor Sees 'No Real Effort' by Israel to Probe Alleged Gaza War Crimes
Trump's first administration imposed sanctions on the ICC in 2020 over investigations into war crimes in Afghanistan, ...
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‘Bye Genocide Joe’: Social media reflects on Biden’s legacy on Gaza
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Biden commutes more sentences, this time for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 ...
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A Fragile Ceasefire in Gaza
The chances for durable peace may depend on Trump’s whims.
Timeline: How a year of war in Gaza has unfolded as hostages released in ceasefire deal
Ceasefire reached fifteen months after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following 7 October attack ...