International Criminal Court runs wild, threatening Israel and anyone who criticizes it
Back in April, I revealed here that the so-called International Criminal Court was aiming to prosecute an American ally.
Sure enough, last month the absurd international body announced that it was prosecuting Benjamin Netanyahu, the democratically elected prime minister of Israel.
It was an obscene overreach by the court.
The court has carried out no investigation and gathered no evidence.
It has announced that it is seeking the arrest of Netanyahu because of things it thinks he might have done.
Back then, I said the “court” would come to regret it.
America is not a signatory to the body. Thank goodness.
And neither is Israel.
Some more foolish allies — particularly in Europe — are. Some Democrats would love for America to join the court.
But as the court´s opponents have always warned, the court is a corrupt and sectarian political organization that will in time come for Americans.
Anyone who wants a Belgian or Congolese judge standing as judge and jury over American soldiers and politicians should love the institution.
Fortunately, the ICC´s recent overreach got a stern response from 12 US senators.
They said they saw the warrant for the arrest of the Israeli leadership as “not only a threat to Israel´s sovereignty but to the sovereignty of the United States.”
The senators’ letter went on, “The United States will not tolerate politicized attacks by the ICC on our allies. Target Israel and we will target you.”
The letter spelled out that “targeting” would include ending all American support for the ICC plus the sanctioning and barring of ICC officials, employees, associates and their families from the United States.
Seems fair enough.
And to anyone who doubts that the ICC is politicized, you might note that just last week, the court´s former chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, praised the ICC warrants against Israel.
He also described the leadership of Hamas — including those who organized the October 7 massacres — as “victims.” Charming.
This week, the court answered the US senators and the response is breathtaking.
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