“If the ICC was allowed to … go after the leaders of countries whose actions they disagree with, why would they not come after America?”
— House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes GOP-sponsored bill to sanction the ICC for applying for an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu pic.twitter.com/t2ikJnDRGC
— The Recount (@therecount) June 4, 2024
Congress must protect America’s interests.
The ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants for a democratic ally’s sitting leadership threatens those interests.
H.R. 8282 would allow our nation to sanction this rogue court whenever they attempt to harass us or an allied state. pic.twitter.com/nTzNt3YFJ7
— House Rules Committee (@RulesReps) June 4, 2024
Take a spoonful of Holocaust and add a dash of chosen ones, and you’ve got yourself a group of people who can do whatever they want to anyone, including slaughtering tens of thousands of children without consequence.
This is just basic politics.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation to sanction International Criminal Court officials involved in seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a 247-155 vote, 42 Democrats joined all Republicans in backing the bill which would force President Biden to deny entry into the US, revoke visas and impose financial sanctions on members of The Hague involved in the effort to arrest Netanyahu, 74, and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, 65, over alleged war crimes related to Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on the Jewish state.
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) voted “present.”
“Today, House Republicans passed the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act which will hold the corrupt ICC accountable to protect Israel and our allies from baseless attacks from antisemitic unelected bureaucrats at the ICC,” Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said in a statement.
“The ICC is an illegitimate court that equivocates a peaceful nation protecting its right to exist with radical terror groups that commit genocide,” she added.
What a silly, stupid bitch.
I can’t even believe these people are still talking about October 7th. Even if you wanted to talk about that, shouldn’t there be an investigation? Shouldn’t we know how it was allowed to happen? Shouldn’t we know how many of the civilians were killed by Israelis, and not Hamas?
Shouldn’t we also discuss the 80 years of history leading up to the event?
Elise Stefanik doesn’t want to know any of that.
She just wants to line her pockets with Jewish cash, while lining her plate with donuts.
Today, the House passed a bill which would apply US sanctions on the ICC for their efforts to hold Israeli leaders accountable for their crimes in Gaza. We cannot allow our government to attack international institutions upholding the rule of law.
Tell Schumer not to let this… pic.twitter.com/YgL7fyDAUC
— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) June 4, 2024