The measure could not get the 60 yes votes needed to advance to a vote on passage
Sen. John Fetterman, who was the only Democrat to advance the bill, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 28.U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister over Israel’s campaign in Gaza.
The “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act” would have imposed sanctions on any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutes U.S. citizens or those of an allied country, including Israel, who are not members of the court. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, said the party had tried to reach a compromise with Republicans, but could not do so.
Urging colleagues to vote no, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused the ICC of having “an anti-Israel bias that cannot be ignored.” However, he said the bill was poorly crafted and also could target U.S. companies, such as those whose products help protect the court from foreign hackers. Congressional Republicans have been denouncing the ICC since it issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his ex-defense chief Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. Israel denies the allegations.
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