Posted on 06/06/2025 7:04:45 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over allegations against Israel.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.
"These individuals directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without consent from the United States or Israel," Rubio said.
The sanctions against the Hague-based court are related to Trump Feb. 6 executive order.
He signed the executive order punishing the ICC in response to its May 2024 arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity amid Israel's ongoing conflict against Hamas.
"Thank you President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio for imposing sanctions against the politicized judges of the ICC," Netanyahu wrote on X. "You have justly stood up for the right of Israel, The United States and all democracies to defend themselves against savage terror."
Rubio said the four ICC judges "actively engaged in the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America or our close ally, Israel."
"The ICC is politicized and falsely claims unfettered discretion to investigate, charge, and prosecute nationals of the United States and our allies," he said. "This dangerous assertion and abuse of power infringes upon the sovereignty and national security of the United States and our allies, including Israel."
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Bar them from ever entering the US & it’s territories!
The 2002 American Service-Members’ Protection Act, known informally as The Hague Invasion Act, gives the president power to use “all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court”.
The ICC is a bunch of Karens. Unfortunately, funded by the US via the UN. Tell ‘em to pi$$ off.
Yah have no authority except by two paths: conquest or treaty.
IMO—BEFORE his term is up-—TRUMP WILL KICK THE UN OUT OF THE USA & STOP FUNDING THEM.
THEIR STATED INTENTIONS HAVE NEVER MATERIALIZED.
We should exit the ICC and stop paying for their existence.
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