On Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced it had imposed sanctions on Karim Khan, a British lawyer who is the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), an action taken on behalf of Israel.
The sanctions came after President Trump signed an executive order to target the court in response to the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over their role in war crimes in Gaza.
Under the sanctions, any of the assets Khan may have in the US have been frozen, and he is barred from entering the country. Khan also sought arrest warrants for three top Hamas officials, but they have all been killed by Israel.
In his executive order, Trump accused the ICC of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.” In his first term, Trump sanctioned the previous ICC prosecutor over the court opening investigations into war crimes in Afghanistan committed by all sides, including US troops.
The Biden administration reversed the sanctions on the ICC, and the court later dropped its investigations into the US. President Biden supported the court against Russia but also opposed its actions against Israel since the US is implicated due to the massive support it provided for the genocidal war on Gaza.
Both Biden and Trump have also opposed the International Court of Justice’s genocide case against Israel, which was brought to the court by South Africa. Trump recently suspended aid to South Africa and listed the ICJ case as one of the reasons.
I don't suppose he outlined why the charges are "Baseless" and "illegitimate". Nearest I can tell is it's because they are our "close ally".
I think it's on account of BB is a victim.
We are the White Rose and we will not be silenced!
https://www.weisse-rose-stiftung.de/white-rose-resistance-group/
The ICC exists to do justice for all the countries in the world except US and Israel…!
The ICC has no authority whatsoever of the USA. You want some international org to take over US justice. No sale. Cite for us one time the USA ever accepted and acted on an ICC ruling.
Regardless. He's kissing Israel's ass.
100 million buys lots of smooches.
You bet your bippy.
Oh, I forgot US is exceptional…!
US accepted ICC ruling on Putin crimes and his arrest warrant on March 17, 2023…! US immediately sanctioned Russia…!
The ICC didn't issue warrants for any Americans.
Are you equating Israel with the US, as Trump is?
It should have . Biden was complicit.
" Cite…one time the USA ever accepted and acted on an ICC ruling."
The US approved the ICC's judgment and arrest warrant ruling for Putin ('accepted…an ICC ruling')…
…and told ICC member countries they should uphold the ruling ('acted on [a] ruling').
Now, if the US legally enshrined p*ssy-grabbing by high officials…I dunno, by Executive Order, say…and the ICC issued arrest warrants for that…
…well, yea – what right's the ICC got to cuff a US official's bloated twitchy p*ssy-grabby mitts in the land of the free?
The U.S. has no authority then to sanction the ICC.
Exactly…!
Nowadays it depends what you stand for and whom you are fighting against.
At the moment we are looking at 2 tyrannies here in the US wanting to rule over the people and over the world and each side has its followers thinking it is the other side that needs to be eliminated.
The tyranny by the Democrats became unbearable for many so they switched or stayed silent. That tyranny against people was replaced by another tyranny of Pseudo Christian nationalism and superpower world rule with the rule of a puppet king.
ah the gist of the crime is the only thing that should matter not whom is wielding it on whom but is that not our species greatest crime? narcissism
You’re correct that the ICC has no authority whatsoever over the USA.
It does, however, have jurisdiction over crimes committed in its member states, even if the criminals happen to be from the USA.
Imagine if Hitler could do something like this with one phone call.
Both Biden and Trump support the displacement of the Gaza Palestinians…! El Sisi is being pressured…!
https://farsnews.ir/Mousavi_82/1739539510638701512/Report%3A-US-Pressuring-Egyptian-Military-Aid-over-Trump%E2%80%99s-Gaza-Plan
Rogue nation led by convicted felon sanctions World Court.
The world turned upside down.
How can he sanction a member of a legal body that is not an aggressor in the sense of being at war?
The U.S. economy walks into a bar and says,
"Bartender, put everyone's drinks on my tab except Russia, Iran and the ICC!"
The bartender replies,
"Sir, your card keeps declining."
The U.S. economy smirks,
"Fine. I sanction the bar!"
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