In Vote of 243-140, ICC Sanctions Bill Passes House, Heads to Senate
The bill seeking sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court over its issuing of arrest warrants against PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, passed 243-140 in the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday, January 9, marking the body’s second vote in favor of the legislation.
The “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” reintroduced this week by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), received overwhelming Republican support.
Roy spoke against the International Criminal Court’s “unprecedented action of issuing arrest warrants” for the sitting prime minister and former defense minister of Israel.
“Let that sit in,” he said. “This is an entity, the International Criminal Court, that has no jurisdiction over the people of the United States. [The ICC] should have no authority over our people, no authority over the prime minister of Israel.”
“If you’re boosting the morale of Hamas, you are on the other team. And in November, the ICC’s Trial Chamber approved the arrest warrants,” Mast said. (JPost /VFI News)