U.S. lawmakers vote to sanction ICC after prosecutor seeks warrant for Israel's Netanyahu (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] johnefrancis@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

why do Republicans care, since the US and Israel don't recognize the court's jurisdiction anyway?

I think both would likely be found guilty by any reasonable court. I don't think Gaza has one, but I think Netanyahu's legal troubles are going to get a lot worse in Israeli courts.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 months ago

Graham said it plainly, the fear is that the precedent will allow ICC to go after US next. While US doesn't recognize the ICC, this will be a geopolitical nightmare for the US. For example, countries that do recognize ICC, which is most of Europe, would be required to arrest US politicians when they visit.

https://thehill.com/video/sen-lindsey-graham-if-icc-does-this-to-israel-they-will-come-for-us-next%e2%80%99/9718460/