U.S. House imposes sanctions on ICC as Washington gears up for Trump return

JERUSALEM – The United States House of Representatives recently overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to sanction the International Criminal Court, primarily for the issuance of arrest warrants for Israel’s current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.

Lawmakers voted 243 to 140 in favor of the “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” which would urge sanctions on any ICC official or entities backing The Hague who advance “any effort to investigate...