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The US Congress voted for sanctions against ICC prosecutors

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Although the document received the required number of votes in the lower house of Congress, it has little chance of being ratified in the upper house. In addition, Biden has promised to veto it.

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 4, supported a bill to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors who filed a request for the arrest of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the BBC reports.

It was noted that the votes were split 247-155 in favor of the document. Two Republican congressmen abstained, while 42 pro-Israel Democrats went against their party and voted yes.

According to the text, people involved in accusations against Israeli officials will be denied entry into the United States and will be denied the right to transact property in the country.

However, the bill has little chance of passing the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority. US President Joe Biden said that even if the upper house vote is successful, he will use the right of veto. The White House believes that sanctions against the International Criminal Court could harm US allies and also undermine “the world-based principles that helped build America.”

Let’s recall that on May 20, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan asked the Pre-Trial Chamber to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant , as well as three Hamas leaders on war crimes charges.

The United States criticized this decision and was outraged that the ICC’s chief prosecutor equated Israel with Hamas.

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Source: korrespondent

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