
Netanyahu ‘Disappointed’ After US Refuses to Back Sanctioning ICC Over Warrants
Published on May 30, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Biden administration should back sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court said it would seek an arrest warrant for him and his defense minister as well as top Hamas leaders. “I’m surprised and disappointed, because I think it’s to the detriment, not only of Israel’s interest,” Mr. Netanyahu said in a clip of an interview on “The Morgan Ortagus Show,” slated to air on Sunday. He was responding to a question about the White House’s move to not back congressional sanctions against the ICC. He added that it’s also “to the detriment of America’s interest, because Israel may be attacked first by the ICC, but you’re next. America’s really the target.”...
