United States (US) Senator, Lindsey Graham, has called on President Joe Biden and President-Elect Donald Trump to “act forcefully against the ICC after their outrageous decision to issue arrest warrants for the duly elected Israeli Prime Minister and former Minister of Defense”.
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| US Senator, Lindsey Graham. Photo: Getty Images |
The US Senator said, if the US fails to make a move against the ICC, then, “we are making a huge mistake, and I fear the United States is next.”
According to Senator Graham: “To President Biden, President Trump, and current and future members of Congress: If we do not act forcefully against the ICC after their outrageous decision to issue arrest warrants for the duly elected Israeli Prime Minister and former Minister of Defense, we are making a huge mistake, and I fear the United States is next.
Israel is not a member of the ICC nor is the United States. Israel has a very robust legal system and so does the United States. If we do not fight back against the ICC’s attack on Israel, it is as if we are conceding that they have jurisdiction over the United States.
We cannot let the world believe for a moment that this is a legitimate exercise of jurisdiction by the Court against Israel because to do so means we could be next.
I will be introducing legislation that puts other countries on notice – If you aid and abet the ICC after their action against the State of Israel, you can expect consequences from the United States. Any nation that joins with the ICC after this outrage is a partner in a reckless act that tramples the rule of law.”
