Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over 'illegitimate targeting of Israel and US' President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court following The Hague’s investigations into Israel, a close American ally, in its war with Hamas.
American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project lawyer Charlie Hogle said of the order signed by the US President: "Victims of human rights abuses around the world turn to the International Criminal Court when they have nowhere else to go, and President Trump's executive order will make it harder for them to find justice.
The order signed by Trump accuses the ICC of engaging in "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel" and of abusing its power by issuing "baseless arrest warrants" against Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant.
Neither the US nor Israel is a member of or recognises the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes for his military response in Gaza after the October 7 attacks in 2023.
"The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel," the order states, adding that the court had set a "dangerous precedent" with its actions against both countries.
