Netanyahu thanked Trump for sanctions on ICC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 7 thanked US President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

"Thank you, President Trump, for your bold executive order regarding the ICC," the Israeli Prime Minister said on the Israeli Prime Minister's X (former Twitter) social media page.

He said the decision would protect the US and Israel from the "anti-American and anti-Semitic corrupt court." According to him, this ICC has no jurisdiction or grounds to deal with court cases.

Netanyahu added that the ICC has unleashed a ruthless campaign against Israel in order to rehearse these actions for the US. In this regard, the Israeli prime minister said Trump's executive order is a defense of sovereignty for both countries.

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The financial sanctions imposed against the ICC by the American leader became known the day before. According to Trump, the actions of this court are "an attack on the sovereignty of the United States" and "undermine the essential work of the Government in the field of national security and foreign policy".

Earlier, on January 20, it was reported that the ICC in The Hague was preparing to impose aggressive economic sanctions by the Trump administration. According to The Guardian, the destabilization of the court may be related to the cancellation of arrest warrants for Netanyahu and the country's former defense minister Yoav Galant.

Before that, on January 10, the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress approved a bill to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court in case of its proceedings against the United States and its allies. It was specified that the project was supported by 243 members of the lower house of Congress, 140 spoke against.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Galant on November 21, 2024. The court ruled that the two politicians were responsible for war crimes against civilians. The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Estonia expressed their willingness to comply with the court's decision, while the United States and France opposed it.