On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), stating that the ICC “engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”
Neither the United States nor Israel recognizes the court or is a member. “The ICC has, without a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies, including Israel, and has further abused its power by issuing baseless arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant,” the executive order stated. “The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel, as neither country is party to the Rome Statute or a member of the ICC. … The ICC’s recent actions against Israel…
