President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing financial sanctions and visa restrictions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials involved in investigations of U.S. citizens or allies. The order, timed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, accuses the ICC of improperly targeting the United States and Israel. Neither the U.S. nor Israel are parties to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, and Trump maintains that the court lacks jurisdiction and legitimacy in the U.S.
The order includes financial sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC officials found to have assisted in investigations of U.S. citizens or allies.President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing the body of improperly targeting the United States and Israel .
The court said there was reason to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant used “starvation as a method of warfare” by restricting humanitarian aid and intentionally targeting civilians in Israel’s campaign in Gaza — charges Israeli officials dismissed as false and antisemitic.The expected signing of this order this afternoon appears timed to the Netanyahu's visit to Washington, which included an Oval Office meeting Tuesday.
“The ICC was designed to be a court of last resort,” the fact sheet on the executive order reads. “Both the United States and Israel maintain robust judiciary systems and should never be subject to the jurisdiction of the ICC.”Earlier this year, the House passed a bill to sanction the ICC that was later blocked by Democrats the Senate.
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