US Sanctions Four ICC Judges Over Israel-US Probes, UN, EU Fume As Court's Independence 'Undermined'
The United States on Thursday (June 6) imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it ramped up pressure to neuter the court of last resort.The four judges in The Hague, all women, will be barred entry to the United States and any property or other interests in the world's largest economy will be blocked -- measures more often taken against policymakers from US adversaries than against judicial officials."The United States will take whatever actions we deem necessary to protect our sovereignty, that of Israel, and any other US ally from illegitimate actions by the ICC," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.Israel's Netanyahu welcomed the move, thanking US President Donald Trump's administration in a social media post."Thank you President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio for imposing sanctions against the politicised judges of the ICC. You have justly stood up for the right of Israel," he wrote on Friday (June 6). n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION3:12 WHO ARE THE ICC JUDGES SANCTIONED BY THE US?4:28 'THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP'5:55 EU 'STRONGLY SUPPORTS' ICC, UN CALLS FOR 'PROMPT RECONSIDERATION'
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