WASHINGTON: The US just froze assets and banned visas for prosecutors who sought an Israeli leader’s arrest. 👇
The court calls it an assault on the rule of law. UK and other member states broke ranks to condemn the move.
Washington is daring allies to pick a side between the tribunal and the alliance that funds their security.
Would you sanction international judges for issuing an arrest warrant?
◆ Why it matters
This opens a direct confrontation between the US and the international legal order it helped build. Washington is willing to punish judges and isolate itself from European allies to shield Netanyahu from prosecution. The court has no army, so every sanction tests whether law or power sets the boundaries for allied leaders accused of war crimes.
Source: BBC World