I'm livid, I understand #MAGAMike's motive, but Min. Ldr McConnell shouldn't question Pres Biden as he finally limits arms to IL bc of the famine in Gaza & #domicide, meaning, that the Palestinians have nowhere safe to go: their homes, bus'... destroyed💔. It should be bc of credible #warcrimes, #IHL... The #ICC is considering issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu & other top IL officials for alleged war crimes, incl. genocide, incitement to genocide, & the crime of apartheid123.
"Pres Biden tells Erin Burnett that if Israel invades the city of Rafah, the US will stop supplying it with artillery shells, bombs for fighter jets & other offensive weapons."
-Barak Ravid
Thankfully, Pres Biden disregarded Speaker Johnson & Min. Leader McConnell's letter today, expressing alarm about the decision to pause a weapons shipment to Israel and ask for clarification by the end of the week.
12 GOP senators threaten the International Criminal Court: "Target Israel & We Will Target You. You have been warned".
The senators told the ICC's prosecutor not to pursue charges against Israeli officials over war crimes committed in Gaza.
Specifically, they threatened to sanction ICC employees & associates & bar them & their families from entering the US (which is not a party to the ICC).
This is how the #US upholds the rule of (international) law, as #Biden constantly brags. By bullying. This is the US Senate letter to the #ICC top prosecutor:
"Target Israel and we will target you. If you move forward with the measures indicated in the report, we will move to end all American support for the ICC, sanction your employees and associates, and bar you and your families from the United States. You have been warned."
12 GOP senators threaten the International Criminal Court: "Target Israel & We Will Target You. You have been warned".
The senators told the ICC's prosecutor not to pursue charges against Israeli officials over war crimes committed in Gaza.
Specifically, they threatened to sanction ICC employees & associates & bar them & their families from entering the US (which is not a party to the ICC).
This is exactly what putin wants - the #US alienating the #GlobalSouth and other national #ICC supporters.
Bit by bit, putin is sadly dismantling #US credibility. The utter thoughtlessness of these politicians to say this - malleable unwitting ruzzky assets, everyone.
"In a terse, one-page letter [...] signed by 12 GOP senators, [International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan] is informed that any attempt [...] to hold Netanyahu and his colleagues to account for their actions in Gaza will be interpreted “not only as a threat to Israel’s sovereignty but to the sovereignty of the United States.”"
Shielded, and supplied with weapons by US and UK, #Israel has murdered 14,000 children and 8,000 women in its genocidal massacres of #Gaza civilians.
As #Hamas agrees ceasefire terms Israel is beginning the next phase of its #genocide having corralled 1.4m people in #Rafa.
Hours after urging 1.4m to move into a tiny bombed enclave (which France has already declared a war crime) the war criminals of the #IDF are murdering more innocents by bombing Rafa.
McConnell/11 R Sens. threaten sanctions in defense of Netanyahu (normalizes lethal violence as a tool to oppress the 'enemy' *for disagreeing with BN/#TFG/Rs...). They remind #ICC PROS Khan: US demonstrated in the American Service-Mems’ Protection Act the lengths to which we'll go to protect its sovereignty"-authorizes: pres. “to use all means necessary & appropriate” to bring about the release not just of US persons but also allies who're imprisoned or detained by:🚨 ICC. https://zeteo.com/p/exclusive-you-have-been-warned-republican
"A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so"
" In a terse, one-page letter obtained exclusively by Zeteo, and signed by 12 GOP senators, including Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Florida’s Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz of Texas, Khan is informed that any attempt by the ICC to hold Netanyahu and his colleagues to account for their actions in Gaza will be interpreted “not only as a threat to Israel’s sovereignty but to the sovereignty of the United States.”
Netanyahu never wanted🕊️peace. An extended #ceasefire would expose him. He hasn't prioritized🚨releasing the hostages or aid.
"Humanitarian officials have long warned of massive disruption to the effort to stave off famine in Gaza in the event of a major Israeli offensive in the south. Any attack on Rafah would lead to “the collapse of the aid response”, the NRC said on Mon. Death toll in Gaza from the Israeli MIL offensive: >34K, mostly women & children."
"Israeli Prime Minister says deal Hamas accepted is 'far from meeting Israel's demands', and Israel will send a working delegation to negotiate further."
#Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and GOP lawmakers in the U.S. have threatened to retaliate against the court if it issues arrest warrants for officials in #Israel 's government.