The Biden administration made a sharp U-turn on sanctioning the International Criminal Court of Justice, amid warnings from lawmakers and human rights groups against the move.

Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s “surprised and disappointed” that the Biden administration won’t support sanctions on a war crimes court seeking his arrest.

The White House on Tuesday said it would reject the Republican-led congressional effort to reprimand the International Criminal Court after its chief prosecutor filed arrest warrants for Netanyahu, War Cabinet member Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders. That reversed a previous signal from Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who last week told lawmakers the court’s move was a “profoundly wrong-headed decision” and the administration would work with Congress on potentially imposing sanctions.

Netanyahu blasted the new stance in an interview with Sirius XM’s “The Morgan Ortagus Show” that is set to air Sunday. POLITICO obtained a clip of the interview, which took place Wednesday, ahead of the broadcast.

“The United States said that they would, in fact, back the sanctions bill,” Netanyahu says in the interview. “I thought that was still the American position because there was bipartisan consensus just a few days ago.”

“Now you say there’s a question mark,” he told host Morgan Ortagus, a former spokesperson for the State Department in the Trump administration, “and frankly I’m surprised and disappointed.”

The comments provide fresh evidence of the deepening rift between the Israeli and American leaders, who have differed over how Israel should conduct its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) earlier this month introduced a bill to sanction the ICC — which targets individuals accused of war crimes, genocide and other international law violations — for investigating and prosecuting U.S. citizens and American allies, including Israel. Calls to pass that measure, or something like it, grew following the court’s announcement, even though the U.S. is not a member of court.

The Stefanik-Roy bill would revoke visas as well as block access to a person’s property in the U.S. It’s unclear if those reprimands or others would feature in a measure that sails through Congress, a tough order now that the president opposes sanctions on the court.

For months, aid groups have accused Israel of slowing down the amount of aid that enters the territory, leading to famine-like conditions affecting Gaza’s 2.2 million people. Over the weekend, Israel reportedly dropped a small bomb targeting two Hamas operatives that led to a fire in a displaced persons camp near Rafah, killing at least 45 people and injuring dozens more. Israeli forces now have tanks in the center of the southern Gaza city to eliminate the remaining elements of Hamas’ fighting force there.

Despite the growing civilian toll in Rafah, the Biden administration insisted Tuesday that Israel’s operation wasn’t large enough to cross the president’s “red line” or spark a policy change toward Isreal

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This guy continues to misbehave.

He has made SEVERAL "mistakes" that led to death of many innocent people. YET he expects everybody to praise him as a SAINT.

Funniest thing is that he gladly collects millions of DOLLARS in Military aid from the Biden Administration. But he's quick to criticise Biden and his government the moment they refuse to do his bidding.

This nothingyahu guy is a peculiar character. I'm eagerly looking forward to how he will depart this earth, he must believe he's above other humans.

dappydozzy:

Hitler and Mussolini comes to mind.

History is filled with examples. The blood of the innocent is a debt that must be paid. If not today it will be paid in future, kindly ignore those ignorant folks shouting "kill them all". The blood of any innocent human being is very precious.

rebdisir:
This nothingyahu guy is a peculiar character. I'm eagerly looking forward to how he will depart this earth, he must believe he's above other humans.

Then the so called terrorist should learn to maintain their lane and stop disturbing the peaceful ones... this i douth because it flows in their vains. 20 slaps in retaliation for 1 slap then others will learn. Netanyahu will leave long pray you should not be the one that will depart before him

Like how can you sanction ICC for trying to do their job

rebdisir:
This nothingyahu guy is a peculiar character. I'm eagerly looking forward to how he will depart this earth, he must believe he's above other humans.

U may actually not see him depart this earth.
I don't know why some of u are always quick to wish someone else death because u dón't like him.

Way to go Israel. Eye for eye!

Biden is doing it wrong! He should support Israel fully and send the right message to Palestinians to resist and refuse to be used by Hamas

Sitting on the fence while Hamas supporters around the world try to weaken a key ally of the US is a step in the wrong direction

These people protesting around the world won’t give a f**k if Israel was the one being wiped out, or if the US becomes weak and vulnerable to ter**rists

JagabanB:

U may actually not see him depart this earth.
I don't know why some of u are always quick to wish someone else death because u dón't like him.

Anybody who's responsible for the death of innocent people on that scale will die tragically, it's how life works it dosen't care about your feelings.

Dan Iska!

I feel like give him two brain resetting slaps!

That Bidden that's doing Israeli bidding!

Woeful lots!

Foolish clowns!

They created ICC for Africans and Russia!

What kinda people vote for this Biden sef?

I blame Joe Biden for everything, let him continue to support and defend Israel thinking they will respect and like him.

He will go down in history as one of the world's war criminals

Ok

Sanction an organization for doing their job? LOL! It is election year in U.S. and Netanyahu's continuous bullshit is already affecting Biden. Netanyahu should better mind himself and allow Biden to recover.

Donald Trump is coming. Biden, your days are numbered.

There will never be peace between Israel and Palestine so long as Bibi remains around the corridors of power in Israel. Everything going on in Israel now, he is responsible for. This is someone who logistically supplied Hamas and armed them against the PFA. Bibi is a known war monger and will do anything to remain in power.
He openly boasted of frustrating the Bill Clinton led Oslo peace accords and that was the closest the middle East had come to resolving this matter.

He will likely cost Joe Biden his re-election because whatever sympathy it is the world had for Israel after the October 7th attacks, Bibi has exhausted it and Joe Biden will look like a fool with his continued support of this maniac.

gift2xl:


Then the so called terrorist should learn to maintain their lane and stop disturbing the peaceful ones.

Occupying and stealing other people's land and subjecting them to apartheid is not peaceful.

JagabanB:

U may actually not see him depart this earth.
I don't know why some of u are always quick to wish someone else death because u dón't like him.

He deserves worse than death are you okay?

This is not a question of wishing death on someone

Next thing you’ll say Hitler didn’t deserve to die too

So America get power over ICC ..
Hypocrites..
But wetin concern me , kee una sef finish in both countries , just leave Nigeria and Africa alone

Biden is no1 war criminal. He should be arrested, beating and jailed.

blast from the past

B

Is this a joke?

Namaster:
This guy continues to misbehave.

He has made SEVERAL "mistakes" that led to death of many innocent people. YET he expects everybody to praise him as a SAINT.

Funniest thing is that he gladly collects millions of DOLLARS in Military aid from the Biden Administration. But he's quick to criticise Biden and his government the moment they refuse to do his bidding.

Oga in every war. Innocent people die. And yes just because you collect money doesn't mean you can't criticize.
The Palestinians also collect funds from the US but the are quick to burn the American flag and scream death to America.

Haha the US wants to be ruined. Trump is America's last defense

gift2xl:


Then the so called terrorist should learn to maintain their lane and stop disturbing the peaceful ones, this i douth because it flows in their vains. 20 slaps in retaliation for 1 slap.
Then others will learn. Netanyahu will leave long, pray you should not be the one that will depart before him.

so israel that has occupied palestinian lands for 75years is peaceful? they jail small children, are those the behaviours of a peaceful people

Lol

Hmmm...

Peace in Israel and all over the world.

God bless America

God bless Nigeria

God bless you reading this.

God bless me