Sanctions against ICC not ‘right approach’: White House
Washington, United States – AFP
The White House said Tuesday it did not support sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the tribunal’s prosecutor sought an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We don’t believe that sanctions against the ICC is the right approach here,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, after Republicans in Congress said they would push for measures against the Hague-based war crimes court.
Prosecutor Karim Khan has sought arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
While most European governments have backed the court, the US criticized the move.
Israel has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October last year and is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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