EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants

A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so.

In a terse, one-page letter obtained exclusively by Zeteo, and signed by 12 GOP senators, including Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Florida’s Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz of Texas, Khan is informed that any attempt by the ICC to hold Netanyahu and his colleagues to account for their actions in Gaza will be interpreted “not only as a threat to Israel’s sovereignty but to the sovereignty of the United States.”

“Target Israel and we will target you,” the senators tell Khan, adding that they will “sanction your employees and associates, and bar you and your families from the United States.”

In their letter, the dozen Republican senators remind Khan that the U.S. “demonstrated in the American Service-Members’ Protection Act the lengths to which we will go to protect [its] sovereignty.”

The ASPA, signed into law by George W. Bush in 2002, has since become widely known as “The Hague Invasion Act” because it authorizes the U.S. president “to use all means necessary and appropriate” to bring about the release not just of U.S. persons but also allies who are imprisoned or detained by the ICC.

uis, (edited )

List of beings I want to see in Hauge:

  1. Putin from Russua(Putin)
  2. Putin from Belarus(Lukashenko)
  3. Putins from other countries

EU when ECHR says some law contradicts human rights: “oh well, now this law is unenforceable and autorepealed”.

USSA when ICC thinks about issuing arrest warrant: “I’m gonna invade you”.

0nekoneko7, (edited )
@0nekoneko7@lemmy.world avatar

US senators are interfering, influencing/lobbying for the interests of the Israeli government. But, can’t call it security infiltration into the US government and politics. Because the foreign government is not China or Russia. The Hypocrisy of the US Government. 🤡

openly threatening the international tribunal’s chief prosecutor. this only shows that international law and principles are good only if they favor the US government’s interests.

bartolomeo,
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

I’m not the most well read person around but why was there a letter disclosed exclusively to some obscure news agency? Or is it a well known agency that I’ve just never heard of?

BrikoX, (edited )
@BrikoX@lemmy.zip avatar

Zeteo is new, created by Mehdi Hasan who was fired from CNBC MSNBC because of his critical coverage of Israel.

Linkerbaan,
@Linkerbaan@lemmy.world avatar

Mehdi Hasan recently created Zeteo because MSNBC fired him, most likely because he kept calling out the israeli spokesperson Mark Regev for lying all the time.

Because the public is desperate for news agencies which aren’t fully powered by Zionist propaganda their launch was pretty huge and he got a lot of paid subscribers.

Zeteo is currently one of the most reputable news agencies. They’re employing a lot of major news names, many which got fired from mainream positions for speaking the truth about israel.

bartolomeo,
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

Thanks for the info, I’ll have to check it out. Btw what is that on King Geoffrey’s head in your profile picture?

Linkerbaan,
@Linkerbaan@lemmy.world avatar

This stupid thing

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0d2b18cf-2eef-4116-8f5e-9c43666ae320.jpeg

Treczoks, (edited )

Funny, though, that Republicans are banging the Law and Order gong as loud as possible, but when it actually comes to bring criminals in front of Judges (Trump in the US, Netanyahu in The Hague), they fight Law and Order with tooth and nail.

Asafum,

That’s exactly why they say it over and over. It’s just brainwashing to keep you thinking they give a shit about the law.

Wes4Humanity,

No no no… The laws they want to enforce only apply to not white people /s

ME5SENGER_24,

Add those senators to the list! Aiding and abetting, boot licking sycophants

Hootz,

If the left suddenly supported the genocide I’m pretty sure it would be over in a few hours once the right finds out. Gotta own the left no matter what.

Crack0n7uesday,

Why do Republicans even care? The US has excluded itself from the ICC and our government holds no treaties to enforce any agreements or arrest warrants held by the ICC.

IzzyJ,

Rapture death cult

saltesc,

They’re suss lol

They’re implicit somehow and the ICC is going to make their life difficult.

ILikeBoobies,

ICC can’t do anything to them

uis,

*while they are in US

saltesc,

I mean in terms of exposure, whether corruption or a sweet deal. Usually starts the, “Stop doing what you’re doing, or else…” threats.

Mrkawfee,

I was today years old when I discovered the US is Russia with better PR.

aStonedSanta,

lol. Look up what we’ve done to South America. We just eradicate the noise better it seems.

uis,

Добро пожаловать в депрессию.

Linkerbaan,
@Linkerbaan@lemmy.world avatar

Here’s the letter from the article if anyone wants to read it (only one page).

The first part is simping for israel, last two paragraphs is where it devolves into literal threats.

VieuxQueb,
@VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca avatar

That reads like a highschool drama, WTF is the whole world gone coocoo ?

Maggoty,

It’s not exactly our best and brightest.

ProvableGecko,

Good. I’d love nothing more than the US sanction ICC members and European countries refuse to execute arrest warrants on Israeli officials. This charade of “rules based order” has gone on too long, let them be exposed for what they actually are, hypocrites.

Maggoty,

Historically threats to invade someone don’t have the effect you’re thinking they do. Far more likely is the EU moving into higher military production and further separating from the US on the global stage.

thejml,

It’s not even all of the GOP. It’s only 12 of the dumbest. Can we just vote these members out already? Honestly, nobody cares what Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz think about anything. Last I checked they’re even losing ground in their own states. They can’t make any of these threats real and I hope the ICC charges Netanyahu as quick as possible just to spite them.

Maeve,

I wish people would stop saying the USA can't sink any lower, because every time this is said, we prove it wrong. x_x

DarkenLM,

"The bar was so low it was a tripping hazard in hell, and yet here you are, Limbo dancing with the devil."

theacharnian,
@theacharnian@lemmy.ca avatar

He doesn’t work for you, he doesn’t answer to you.

TropicalDingdong,

I mean they don’t have control of the house or the Senate.

so how would they do this?

IcePee,

It’s only a matter of time and how long can they hold a grudge.

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