From the Liveblog of
Friday, February 7, 2025
FM Sa’ar thanks Trump for sanctioning ‘immoral’ International Criminal Court
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar welcomes US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court, which he says has taken “immoral” and illegitimate action against Israel.
Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of US citizens or US allies such as Israel.
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza, amid the war against the Hamas terror group.
“I strongly commend @POTUS President Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the so-called ‘international criminal court,'” Sa’ar writes on X in both English and Hebrew.
“The ICC aggressively pursues the elected leaders of Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East,” he charges, adding that Israel and the US are “thriving democracies with militaries strictly adhering to international law.”
“The ICC’s actions are immoral and have no legal basis,” Sa’ar writes. “The ICC does not abide by international law. It undermines international law!”
I strongly commend @POTUS President Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the so-called "international criminal court".
The ICC aggressively pursues the elected leaders of Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East.
The ICC has no jurisdiction – Israel and the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/n8E1fv4zh2— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) February 7, 2025
