Washington, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four individuals currently serving on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for having directly engaged in actions by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute U.S. and Israeli personnel with no consent from the two countries.
Two ICC judges were designated for authorizing the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, and authorizing the ICC's issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Two ICC deputy prosecutors were designated for continuing to support illegitimate ICC actions against Israel, including upholding the ICC's arrest warrants targeting Netanyah...