Incoming Senate Majority Leader Senator John Thune (R-SD) told current Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that he should warn the International Criminal Court (ICC) that it could be hit with sanctions if it issues arrest warrants against Israeli officials — or Thune would make it a top priority for the incoming Senate.
“If the ICC and its prosecutor do not reverse their outrageous and unlawful actions to pursue legislation, as the House has already done on a bipartisan basis, the Senate should immediately pass sanctions legislation, as the House has already done on a bipartisan basis,” Thune wrote. “If Majority Leader Schumer does not act, the Senate Republican majority will stand with our key ally Israel and make this – and other supportive legislation – a top priority in the next Congress.”
If the ICC and its prosecutor do not reverse their outrageous…
