US President Donald Trump on Monday reversed an executive order of Joe Biden’s administration, renewing sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court in The Hague who probe US troops, as he issued a flurry of orders to immediately begin enacting his hardline policies and undoing those of his predecessor.
The Biden executive order Trump had itself overturned an executive order Trump had issued against the ICC in 2020 during his first term, block US property and assets of any official at the ICC who investigates US troops, as the court examined alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan.
Israel has been urging Trump to sanction the ICC over arrest warrants it issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. Congress has been advancing its own sanctions against the court, but the effort still needs to get through a divided Senate.
The sanctions include blocking or revoking visas and prohibiting US property transactions.
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The Biden executive order Trump had itself overturned an executive order Trump had issued against the ICC in 2020 during his first term, block US property and assets of any official at the ICC who investigates US troops, as the court examined alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan.
Israel has been urging Trump to sanction the ICC over arrest warrants it issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. Congress has been advancing its own sanctions against the court, but the effort still needs to get through a divided Senate.
The sanctions include blocking or revoking visas and prohibiting US property transactions.
More
Trump revokes Biden order that ended 2020 sanctions targeting the ICC
During his previous term, US president announced action against any court official probing American troops; Biden administration overturned that measure
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