The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes.The State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sanctioned four more members of the International Criminal Court for violating the sovereignty of non-member states.

The post Netanyahu praises new US sanctions on ICC: ‘A firm step against the false smear campaign’ appeared first on The Times of Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hails the new round of US sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, calling it a decisive stand in defense of Israel.