Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is calling on President Biden to utilize the U.S.\u2019s influence on the world stage to block the International Criminal Court\u2019s (ICC) reported plan to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n
If true, the warrants would be \u2018baseless and illegitimate\u2019 and prove a blow to U.S. national security, Johnson said in an impassioned statement Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018If unchallenged by the Biden administration, the ICC could create and assume unprecedented power to issue arrest warrants against American political leaders, American diplomats, and American military personnel, thereby endangering our country\u2019s sovereign authority,\u2019 the speaker said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Instead of wrongly targeting Israel, the ICC should pursue charges against Iran and its terror proxies, including Hamas, for engaging in horrific war crimes. The Biden administration must immediately and unequivocally demand that the ICC stand down and the U.S. should use every available tool to prevent such an abomination.\u2019<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for a response.<\/p>\n
State Department deputy spokesman Vidant Patel would not confirm or deny whether the U.S. was aware of the ICC\u2019s reported plans during a press briefing on Monday, but he told reporters, \u2018On this investigation, our position is clear. We continue to believe that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over the Palestinian situation.\u2019<\/p>\n
Israeli officials are concerned that the ICC is preparing arrest warrants over Israel\u2019s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by the terrorist group Hamas, the New York Times reported early Monday.<\/p>\n
Israel has been accused of blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza while waging a ground invasion and airstrike campaign in order to get Israeli hostages being held by Hamas back to their homes. But there\u2019s been mounting criticism of Israel on the world stage over the severity of its response.<\/p>\n
Like the U.S., Israel is not a member of the ICC, but the Palestinian territories were admitted in April 2015.<\/p>\n
\u2018Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense,\u2019 Netanyahu said in a statement on X Friday. \u2018The threat to seize the soldiers and officials of the Middle East\u2019s only democracy and the world\u2019s only Jewish state is outrageous. We will not bow to it.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018While the ICC will not affect Israel\u2019s actions, it would set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression.\u2019<\/p>\n\n
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