The US House has passed a bill to impose sweeping sanctions on International Criminal Court officials for seeking arrest warrants against Israeli officials. This move reflects a dramatic shift in bipartisan support for the National Defense Authorization Act.
The US House's decision to sanction ICC officials stems from the court's efforts to prosecute Israeli officials for war crimes in Gaza. This move reflects a broader shift in bipartisan support for defense policy legislation and highlights divisions over US military aid to Ukraine and Israel.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician serving as Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, and previously from 1996 to 1999. Netanyahu is also the Chairman of the Likud – National Liberal Movement.
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Israel, formally known as the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.
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The International Cricket Council is the world governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa.
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The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress; the Senate is the upper house. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
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Karim A. A. Khan QC is a British lawyer and a specialist in international criminal law and international human rights law. Following his appointment by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, he is currently an Assistant Secretary-General of t
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The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country mostly located in central North America, between Canada and Mexico.
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The International Criminal Court is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the United States Senate
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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—constitutes the legislature of the United States.
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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main rival, the Republican Party.