
House Republicans urge Biden to press ICC not to charge Netanyahu, Israeli officials with war crimes
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Reps. Anthony D’Esposito, Elise Stefanik and Marcus Molinaro said President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken must pressure the ICC against prosecuting Israeli officials.
"As the Israeli government continues its military operations in the Gaza Strip with the goal of wiping out the terrorist group Hamas, the United States must remain steadfast in its support of our greatest ally," D’Esposito, Stefanik and Molinaro wrote. "You both must ensure that any error, like your abandonment of Israel at the United Nations Security Council in March 2024, is not repeated when dealing with these accusations." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
Critics charged Biden with abandoning Israel and the hostages taken by Hamas amid the administration’s failure late last month to veto a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for a cease-fire, putting further strain on the administration's relationship with America's closest ally in the Middle East.
"Any misguided attempt by the ICC to prosecute leaders of the Israeli government in the midst of that nation’s justified defensive war against Hamas terrorists would be extraordinarily troubling, and I am calling on President Biden and the entire administration to do everything possible to defend our Israeli allies and demand the ICC investigate the proponents of the Oct. 7 terror attack," D'Esposito said in a statement to Fox News Digital.