56th Speaker of the US House, Mike Johnson, has described the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants against Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Minister of Defence of Israel, Yoav Gallant, as “completely ridiculous”.
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| From Left: Former Minister of Defence of Israel, Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu |
Johnson tagged Israel “America’s ally”, saying, ICC’s decision is “antisemitic and reprehensible”.
The Speaker said, the US “cannot afford to show weakness”, charging President Biden to “take clear steps to prevent these warrants from being enforced”.
According to Speaker Mike Johnson: “The ICC’s decision to target America’s ally, Israel, is antisemitic, reprehensible, and completely ridiculous. It has absolutely no jurisdiction over Israel or the United States, and these illegitimate warrants are an attack on the very concepts of sovereignty and due process.
The U.S. Senate should vote immediately on the bipartisan Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, and President Biden should take clear steps to prevent these warrants from being enforced. If Senator Schumer and President Biden do not act now, they will most assuredly invite future lawfare against Israel and the United States. We cannot afford to show weakness.”
