Rep. senators to ICC chief over Israeli arrests: 'You've been warned'
Khan was warned that any attempt by the ICC to hold Netanyahu and his colleagues accountable for their war crimes in Gaza would be interpreted "as a threat ... to the sovereignty of the United States" as well. | Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has received a stern warning from US senators threatening him with "severe sanctions" if he issues international arrest warrants for Israeli officials. ● In a terse, one-page letter obtained by Zeteo and signed by 12 Republican senators, including Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Ted Cruz of Texas, Khan was warned that any attempt by the ICC to hold Benjamin Netanyahu and his colleagues accountable for their war crimes in Gaza will be interpreted...
💬 "...not only as a threat to Israel's sovereignty but to the sovereignty of the United States." “Target Israel and we will target you,” the senators threatened, citing sanctions on Khan's employees and his associates, adding that they and their families would be "barred from the United States." "You have been warned," the letter brazenly stated.