Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, stating that the ICC 'harms the principles of justice,' according to a ynet report. The prime minister's remark came Tuesday evening, amid ongoing US-Israel coordination on the ICC issue.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC), stating that the court 'harms the principles of justice,' according to a ynet report published Tuesday evening.
The US sanctions were announced earlier on Tuesday, with the Trump administration targeting ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior prosecutor Abdoulaye Seye. As The Zioneer reported at 20:09 Jerusalem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the court of being a 'fatally politicized supranational court.' According to Israeli media, Seye was overseeing investigations into weapons transfers to Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.
Netanyahu’s latest remark aligns with his previously stated opposition to ICC actions. As The Zioneer reported on July 26, the prime minister revealed to his cabinet that he discussed the ICC with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. On August 2, President Donald Trump said the sanctions were designed to protect Netanyahu, as The Zioneer also reported. A group of US rights organizations has since filed a lawsuit challenging the sanctions.
The exact context of Netanyahu’s Tuesday evening statement was not specified in the report.
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