President Biden's White House revealed it is opposed to sanctions against the ICC following its warrant requests against Israeli officials.
The White House refused to support proposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court following its choice to request warrants for Israeli officials for alleged 'war crimes' as the country fights the terrorist group Hamas. 'We don't believe that sanctions against the ICC is the right approach here, no,' said National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby during a Tuesday White House press briefing.
The introduced Senate provision also sought to formally reject the actions of the ICC. In the House, Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Brian Mast, R-Fla., have introduced a measure that would force the president to implement sanctions against the ICC if the court goes after U.S. allies, such as Israel, which are not in its jurisdiction.
According to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 'There are ongoing discussions, as I understand it, between Chairman McCaul and ranking member Gregory Meeks, and the objective is trying to reach bipartisan consensus with respect to the International Criminal Court.' However, with the White House ruling out sanctions, its unclear whether any actions will be taken by the U.S. in response to the ICC. Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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