The United States on Thursday 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, AFP reports.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s largest economy will be blocked \u2014 measures more often taken against policymakers from US adversaries than against judicial officials.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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,\u201d Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI call on the countries that still support the ICC, many of whose freedom was purchased at the price of great American sacrifices, to fight this disgraceful attack on our nation and Israel,\u201d Rubio said.<\/p>\n
The court swiftly hit back, saying in a statement: \u201cThese measures are a clear attempt to undermine the independence of an international judicial institution which operates under the mandate from 125 States Parties from all corners of the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Netanyahu welcomed the move, thanking US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration in a social media post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank 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,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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