Netanyahu ‘Disappointed’ After US Refuses to Back Sanctioning ICC Over Warrants

“Israel may be attacked first by the ICC, but you’re next. America’s really the target,” he says.
Netanyahu ‘Disappointed’ After US Refuses to Back Sanctioning ICC Over Warrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses media during a joint press conference with French President in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 24, 2023. Christophe Ena/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Biden administration should back sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court said it would seek an arrest warrant for him and his defense minister as well as top Hamas leaders.

“I’m surprised and disappointed, because I think it’s to the detriment, not only of Israel’s interest,“ Mr. Netanyahu said in a clip of an interview on ”The Morgan Ortagus Show,” slated to air on Sunday. He was responding to a question about the White House’s move to not back congressional sanctions against the ICC.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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