President Donald Trump has signed an executive order punishing the International Criminal Court, accusing him of “illegal and baseless measures targeting America and our close ally Israel.”
The procedure places financial restrictions and visas on individuals and their families who help in the investigations of the International Criminal Court for American citizens or allies.
In January, the US House of Representatives voted for the International Criminal Court after it had issued arrest orders to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Secretary Yop Galet regarding the allegations of war crimes in Gaza, which is denied by Israel. The International Criminal Court also issued a memorandum of Hamas Commander.
At the time, the International Criminal Court said it “destroys any attempts to undermine the independence, integrity and integrity of the court.”
The United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court and has repeatedly rejected any jurisdiction by the authority to US officials or citizens.
The matter says that ICC's recent measures “put a dangerous precedent” endangering the Americans by endangering them to “harassment, abuse and arrest.”
The matter says: “This malicious behavior, in turn, threatens to violate the sovereignty of the United States and undermines the national security and foreign policy of the United States and our allies, including Israel.”
The White House accuses the International Criminal Court based on The Hague to create a “shameful ethical equation” between Hamas and Israel by issuing the orders of Israeli leaders and Hamas leader at the same time, according to a realistic newspaper circulated by the White House earlier.
The White House believes that the International Criminal Court places restrictions on Israel's right to self -defense, while accusing the body of ignoring Iran and anti -Israel groups.
Trump has repeatedly criticized the International Criminal Court, and took several steps to punish the body during his first term in his post.
At that time, sanctions also imposed on international criminal court officials who were investigating whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
The request allowed the United States to ban the assets of the international criminal court staff and prevent them from entering the United States.
In response, the International Criminal Court said that the sanctions were “an unacceptable attempt to interfere in the rule of law.”
Founded in 2002 – in the wake of the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide – the International Criminal Court was formed to investigate the alleged atrocities.
The court can only deal with the crimes committed after July 2002, when the Rome Law – which formed ICC – entered into force.
More than 120 countries believed in the statute, while 34 have occurred and may believe in the future.
Neither the United States nor Israel is a party to the Rome Law. It states that “both countries are the democracies with armies that strictly abide by the laws of war.”
The International Criminal Court is the last resort court, and aims to intervene only when the national authorities cannot be tried.
Trump's ancestor, Joe Biden, also criticized the orders of the International Criminal Court in favor of Netanyahu and Callant, describing this step as “bright”, saying that there was no equation between Israel and Hamas.
Trump's signing of the executive matter comes at a time when Netanyahu is visiting Washington.
At a joint press conference with the Israeli Prime Minister this week, Trump said that the United States could “take over” Gaza, which he said could become “the Rivieh in the Middle East.”
Record again on the social media platform.
“The Gaza Strip will be delivered to the United States by Israel at the end of the fighting,” Trump said on Thursday.
He reiterated his belief that the idea means resettlement of the Palestinians, and that no American soldiers will be deployed.
His position did not clarify whether the population of the Palestinian region will be invited to the million to return, letting the officials scramble to explain this.
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Caroline Levit said any displacement would be temporary, while Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said that Ghazan would leave for a “temporary” period during the reconstruction.
Arab leaders, human rights organizations and the United Nations condemned the idea.
