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President Donald Trump
Washington accused the ICC of illegally prosecuting its employees and unfoundedly issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Galant.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 6 imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over the court's investigation into Israel, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, February 6.
The document states that the ICC "committed illegal and unjustified actions."
"The ICC has unlawfully initiated preliminary investigations against personnel of the United States and some of its allies, including Israel, by issuing unfounded arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Minister of Defense," the decree said.
It is currently known that the sanctions imposed include a ban on entry of officials of the International Criminal Court into the United States.
The sanctions jeopardize the ICC's access to banking and payment systems, IT infrastructure, and will also prevent US-based companies from doing business with the court or conducting court transactions.
"The ICC's actions infringe on US sovereignty and undermine the critical national security and foreign policy work of the US government and Washington's allies, including Israel," the decree said.
It should be noted that during his first presidential term, Trump emphasized that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction, legitimacy, or authority in the United States, and neither the United States nor Israel are parties to the Rome Statute.
The EU declared that the countries of the commonwealth are obliged to fulfill the warrant of the International Criminal Court for the arrest of Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, because this decision is not just "political".
