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The Washington Post reports:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, claiming that the court “has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.” The order accused the ICC of illegitimately asserting jurisdiction over and opening “preliminary investigations concerning personnel and the United States and certain of its allies.”
It also accused the ICC of abusing its power by issuing arrest warrants last November against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s former defense minister who oversaw much of the war in Gaza. The ICC is the only permanent international court that wields power to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.
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NEW: Trump has just signed an Executive Order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of targeting America & “our close ally Israel”.
History shows those most likely to attack the ICC are also those mostly likely to be indicted by it.
— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM