If you are going to help the ,ICC, as a nation and force the arrest warrant, against Bibi and Gallant the former defense minister,I will put sanctions on you as a nation the South Carolina Republican told Fox News's Hannity Friday You're going to have to pick the rogue ICC versus America,
The ICC'S warrants accuse Netanyahu and Gallant of committing the war crime of starvation as well as crimes, against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts against Hamas after Iranian-backed group's terrorist attack on Oct,7.2023
Graham warned that any other country enforcement the warrant including close U.S ally Canada,will face repercussions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would enforce the ICC warrant should Netanyahu visit,
We stand, International, law and we will, abide by all the regulations and rulings of the international, courts Trudeau said, Reports, CTV ,this is just who we are Canadians,"
Graham pointed out that the United States is not a member,of the ICC because in 2002 it threatened to prosecute U .S. soldiers in Afghanistan,
We come down hard on them, and in 2017 one of the first things that president Trump did was put sanctions against the International, Criminal ,Court to make sure they would protect, our own troops, said Graham,
However,he noted that president,Joe Biden,did away with the sanctions during,"his first month in the White House,
Now,what do you have? Graham,said you have the international, Criminal Court," coming after the Prime Minister of Israel for trying to defend the Jewish state if you help the ICC we're going to crush your economy," Biden on Thursday condemned the warrant Calling the cations outrageous,"
Graham added that he and Sen, Tom cotton,R-Ark, Are working to pass legislation as soon as we can to sanction any country that aids and abets arrest of any politician In Israel, so. to any ally Canada, Britain, Germany, France, If you try to help the ICC we're going to sanction you
The warrant addition,to one for Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif have caused a diplomatic divide, between, countries, who have said they will comply with the ICC and those who say they will not Reports NBC News
Several U.S allies such as the Netherlands where the court is located, as well as Canada Switzerland, Ireland, Lithuania, South Africa, Turkey, Jordan Norway,and Sweden, are saying they'll comply, with the warrants or at Least are open to them
Israel and the United States however do not recognize the ICC'S jurisdiction and the court has not police to carry out its warrants,Reports NBC,
The ICC'S Signatories, Are obligated to carry out arrest warrants but most governments also follow an international Legal principle that Deems most heads of state to have legal immunity from other courts,
Hungary has promised to not arrest Netanyahu, with leading Viktor Orban,sedition a Letter to condemn ICC,warrants and to invite the Israeli, leader to a visit, promising, to ensure, your safety and freedom
Cotton meanwhile,Called the ICC a kangaroo court, on, X, Thursday and pointed out that the "American law on the ICC is known as The Hague invasion, Act for a reason,"
The law, officially known as the American service -Members 'protection,legal authority to use all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S .or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of or at the request of the international Criminal Court,"
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